HMS Orpheus (S 91)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:defeated scrapping process
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Surveillance missions
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 91)
gptkbp:landmark Type 182 periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 90 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
Collision with merchant vessel
gptkbp:notableOperations Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole Reconnaissance
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
30 years
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_Odin_(S_29)
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear Age and technology
gptkbp:secondaryMission Training exercises
gptkbp:sensors navigation radar
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Otus_(S_21)
gptkbp:sonar Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot_(S_17)
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 8 torpedoes