HMS Orpheus (S 87)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1994
Birkenhead
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Cold War era
gptkbp:design submarine design
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:fate scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 87)
gptkbp:landmark high-resolution periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:navalFleet Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole attack submarine
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear 1991
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1990
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:supportRole submarine warfare training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem gptkb:Mark_8_torpedoes
six 21-inch torpedo tubes