HMS Sealion (S27)

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:alumni crew reunions
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built Birkenhead
gptkbp:class Porpoise-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:crew submarine warfare
gptkbp:crewCapacity 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1991
gptkbp:defeated not applicable
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design British_design
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_diesel_engines
gptkbp:exhibits not applicable
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:historicalSignificance Cold War deterrent
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Sealion (S27)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 85.3 meters
gptkbp:nickname Sealion
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory 30 years of service
gptkbp:operationalRole attack submarine
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1991
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear age and technology
gptkbp:sensors sonar
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Porpoise_(S30)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Triumph_(S93)
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 8 torpedoes