HMS Orpheus (S 93)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition 1961
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1960
Dundee
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:crew 70
submarine operations
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design British_design
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:electronic_warfare ECM_systems
gptkbp:engineType diesel engine
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finaleDate 1994
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHeld 1985
gptkbp:firstPublished 1961
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 93)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 295 feet
gptkbp:maximumDepth 1,000 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
collision in 1980
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalHistory Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:operationalRole reconnaissance
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarine
gptkbp:secondaryMission intelligence gathering mission
gptkbp:sensors sonar
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Oberon
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:supportRole submarine warfare
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment intelligence gathering
gptkbp:torpedoSystem conventional submarine
Mk 8 torpedoes