HMS Tigris (S78)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class T-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crewCapacity 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992
gptkbp:defeated scrapping
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Surveillance missions
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
Captain_Robert_Green
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1991
1991 Mediterranean patrols
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War deterrent
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Tigris (S78)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 70.6 meters
gptkbp:nickname Tiggy
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_Mark_Jones
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_tensions
gptkbp:notableOperations Cold_War_patrols
gptkbp:operationalArea Arctic_waters
gptkbp:operationalHistory Cold War era
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:HMS_Tactician_(S91)
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1992
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Astute_(S121)
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear 1992
gptkbp:secondaryMission Reconnaissance
Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS Tantalus (S79)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Triumph_(S93)
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:technology Sonar_systems
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint_exercises_with_US_Navy