HMS Orpheus (N46)
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 14 April 1927, launched on 26 February 1929 and commissioned on 23 September 1930.
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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, 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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Loss
Orpheus was depth charged and sunk by the Italian destroyer Turbine in the Mediterranean sea while on patrol north of Tobruk on 27 June 1940.
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