Parthian class submarine

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The Parthian class submarine or P class was a class of six submarines developed for the Royal Navy. Similar to the Oberon class, and almost identical to the Odin class, the only difference being a different bow shape. The P class submarines displaced 1,475 tons unloaded, or 2,040 fully loaded. They were capable of 17.5 knots surface speed, and 9 knots submerged being powered by a 4,600 hp diesel engine or a 1,350 electric motor, with twin screws. Their crew complement was 53 men. Armament consisted of one 4 inch gun, two 20 mm machine guns, as well as eight 21 inch torpedo tubes (six in the bow, two in the stern). After 1942, surviving submarines were fitted to be able to jettison mines through the torpedo tubes.

HMS Pandora (N42)	August 22, 1929	Sunk by Italian aircraft in harbour at Valetta, Malta April 1 1942. Raised in September 1943, but not repaired. Hulk scrapped in 1955.
HMS Parthian (N75)	June 22, 1929	Lost between August 6 and August 11, 1943 in the Adriatic. Presumed mined.
HMS Perseus (N36)	May 22, 1929	Lost Torpedoed by Italian S/M Enrico Toti off Zante on December 1, 1941.
HMS Phoenix (N96)	October 3, 1929	Presumed sunk on July 16, 1940 in depth charge attack by the Italian Torpedo boat Albatros off the coast of Sicily.
HMS Poseidon	June 21, 1929	Sank in accidental collision with merchant steamer on June 9, 1931.
HMS Proteus (N29)	July 23, 1929	Scrapped in March 1946 at Troon.

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• HMS Pandora. Uboat.net. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
• Submarine losses 1904 to present day. Royal Navy Submarine Museum. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.