HMS Sealion (S51)

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Porpoise-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:commissioningDate gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:crew Submarine_warfare_tactics
gptkbp:crewSize 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate Faslane
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:design British_design
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort Faslane
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Sealion (S51)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 85.3 meters
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Royal_Navy_submarine_fleet
gptkbp:nickname Sealion
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalHistory 30 years of service
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
Anti-submarine warfare
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1991
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear 1991
End of service life
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Porpoise_(S10)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Triumph_(S93)
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:technology Sonar_systems
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Attack submarine
Porpoise class