HMS Orpheus (S 97)

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition Royal_Navy_in_1961
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1994
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:design British_design
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:electronic_warfare ECM_systems
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 97)
gptkbp:landmark high-resolution periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 90 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:nickname The Silent Hunter
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
1961-1991
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:secondaryMission Last patrol in 1990.
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Oberon
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:technology Sonar_technology
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 6
Conventional submarine
Mk 8 torpedoes