HMS Tigris (S127)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1994
gptkbp:class T-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:crew submarine operations
gptkbp:crewCapacity 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:design gptkb:UK
British
gptkbp:died multiple collisions
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_diesel_engines
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1991
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War era
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Devonport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Tigris (S127)
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:launchSite Birkenhead
gptkbp:length 70.6 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:nickname Tiggy
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
1961-1992
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 31 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Astute
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:secondaryMission patrol_in_the_North_Sea
gptkbp:secondaryRole reconnaissance
anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Tactician_(S126)
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:supportRole submarine warfare training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem attack submarine
Mk 8 torpedoes