HMS Orpheus (S 92)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 70 personnel
gptkbp:debutYear 1990
1994
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Far_East_Station
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_R._J._H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_J._A._M._McCulloch
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort Faslane
gptkbp:firstPublished 1980
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 92)
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature diesel engines
gptkbp:notableOperations patrol missions
gptkbp:operationalRange 8000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalRole defense operations
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
Cold War era
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn joint exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1960-1991
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy T-class submarines
gptkbp:revenue 1991
gptkbp:secondaryMission patrol duties
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1991
31 years
gptkbp:significantEvent intelligence gathering
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Oberon_(S_71)
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:supportRole submarine training
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:technology sonar systems
gptkbp:torpedoSystem conventional submarine