HMS Upholder (S 41)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:class U-class submarine
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew submariners
gptkbp:crewSize 40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1942
gptkbp:defeated 14 April 1943
Italian_warship
gptkbp:depth 300 feet
gptkbp:design gptkb:Vickers
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:engagements naval warfare
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1942
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._Wanklyn
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first British submarine to sink an enemy warship in WWII
gptkbp:homePort Gibraltar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Upholder (S 41)
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:launchSite Birkenhead
gptkbp:length 66.75 meters
gptkbp:nickname Upholder
gptkbp:notableEvent sank 14 enemy vessels
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._Malcolm_David_Wanklyn
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 11
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory 11 patrols in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkbp:performedBy 14 April 1943
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1942
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:reputation successful submarine
gptkbp:secondaryMission reconnaissance
gptkbp:serviceStartDate 1940
1942
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Unbeaten
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status lost
gptkbp:succeededBy sank 14 ships
gptkbp:torpedoSystem gptkb:Mark_VIII
gptkbp:type military vessel