Odin class submarine
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | British L class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | Parthian class submarine |
| In commission: | 22nd July1927 - 1959 |
| Completed: | 12 |
| Lost: | 6 |
| Retired: | 12 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
Surfaced Group 1= 1311tons Submerged Group 1= 1892tons Surfaced Group 2= 1781tons Submerged Group 2= 2030 |
| Length: |
Group 1= 275ft Group 2=283.5ft |
| Beam: |
Group 1= 28ft Group 2=30ft |
| Propulsion: | 2x4600hp diesel, 2x1350hp electric, twin screws |
| Speed: |
Surfaced Group 1= 15.5knots Submerged Group 1+2= 9knots Surfaced Group 2= 17.5knots |
| Range: |
Surfaced= 8400nm at 10knots Submerged= 70nm at 4knots |
| Complement: | 54 |
| Armament: | 6x21 bow tubes, 2x21 stern tubes (16 reloads), 1x4inch deck gun, 2 lewis machine guns |
The Odin class submarine (or "O class") was a class of nine submarines developed and built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s. The prototype HMS Oberon was followed by 2 ships originally ordered for the Royal Australian Navy, but transferred to the RN in 1931 because of the poor economic situation in Australia, and six modified boats ordered for the RN.
[edit] Design
They were built to replace the aging L class submarines which didn't have the endurance to perform adequately in the Pacific. These boats were theoretically able to dive to 500 feet, though none were formally tested beyond 300 feet. Armament consisted of eight 21-inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) and one 4-inch gun. The boats were of a saddle tank type with fuel carried in riveted external tanks. These external tanks proved vulnerable to leaking after depth charge damage betraying the position of the submarine. These boats were the first British submarines fitted with Asdic and VLF radio which could be received at periscope depth.
[edit] Ships
| Ship | Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Oberon ex O1 | Chatham Dockyard | 24 September 1926 | Scrapped 1945 |
Oxley class submarines :
| Ship | Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Otway (ex AO1) | Vickers , Barrow | 7 September 1926 | Scrapped 1945 |
| HMS Oxley ( ex AO2) | Vickers , Barrow | 29 September 1926 | Sunk in a friendly fire incident by HMS Triton (N15) near Norway, 10 September 1939 |
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Odin class submarines:
| Ship | Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Odin | Chatham Dockyard | May 5, 1928 | Lost on June 14, 1940. Sunk by Italian destroyer Strale in the Gulf of Taranto. |
| HMS Olympus | William Beardmore and Company | December 11, 1928 | Lost on May 8, 1942. Mined off Malta. |
| HMS Orpheus | William Beardmore and Company | February 26, 1929 | Lost on June 19, 1940. Sunk by Italian destroyer Turbine in the Mediterranean. |
| HMS Osiris | Vickers, Barrow | May 19, 1928 | Scrapped in September 1946 in Durban. |
| HMS Oswald | Vickers, Barrow | June 19, 1928 | Lost on August 1, 1940. Sunk by Italian destroyer Ugolino Vivaldi off Calbria. |
| HMS Otus | Vickers, Barrow | August 31, 1928 | Scuttled in September 1946 off Durban. |
Three modified ships were built for the Chilean Navy as the Capitan O'Brien class submarines in 1929
[edit] References
- Submariners Association: O Class
- Battleships-cruisers.co.uk: Odin Class
- Uboat.net
- D.K. Brown - Nelson to Vanguard , Chatham Maritime Press ISBN 1 86176 136 8
- Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson
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