HMS Narwhal (S03)

Career (UK)

Name:	HMS Narwhal
Builder:	Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Launched:	25 October 1957
Fate:	Sunk as a target on 3 August 1985
General characteristics
Class and type:	Porpoise class submarine
Displacement:	2,080 tons surfaced 2,450 tons submerged
Length:	290 ft (88 m)
Beam:	26 ft 7 in (8.10 m)
Draught:	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion:	2 × Admiralty Standard range diesel generators, 1,650 hp (1.230 MW) 2 × English Electric main motors, 12,000 hp (8.95 MW) 2 shafts
Speed:	12 kn (22 km/h) surfaced 17 kn (31 km/h)submerged
Range:	9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement:	71
Armament:	8 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 bow, 2 stern 30 × Mk8 or Mk23 torpedoes, later the Mark 24 Tigerfish

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Narwhal.

HMS Narwhal (S03) was a Porpoise class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 25 October 1957. She was scuttled on 3 August 1985 as a target.

References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

Porpoise-class submarine

Cachalot · Finwhale · Grampus · Narwhal · Porpoise · Rorqual · Sealion · Walrus

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