HMS Orpheus (N46)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Orpheus.
HMS Orpheus | |
History | |
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Class and type: | Odin class submarine |
Name: | HMS Orpheus |
Builder: | William Beardmore and Company (Clyde) |
Laid down: | 14 April 1927 |
Launched: | 26 February 1929 |
Commissioned: | 23 September 1930 |
Fate: | Sunk on 27 June 1940 |
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Length: | 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) |
Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Draught: | 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) |
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Test depth: | 300 ft (91 m) |
Complement: | 53-55 officers and men |
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HMS Orpheus (N46) was an O-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by William Beardmore and Company on the Clyde on the 14 April 1927, launched on 26 February 1929 and commissioned on 23 September 1930.
Loss
Orpheus was depth charged and sunk by the Italian destroyer Turbine in the Mediterranean sea while on patrol north of Tobruk on the 27 June 1940.
References
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