HMS Alcide (P415)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Alcide.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | Very late in World War II |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 2 January 1945 |
| Launched: | 12 April 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 18 October 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold to be broken up for scrap on 18 June 1974. Scrapped at Hull. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,360/1,590 tons (surface/submerged) |
| Length: | 293 ft 6 in (89.46 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Draught: | 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 2,150 hp Admiralty ML 8-cylinder diesel engine, 2 × 625 hp electric motors for submergence driving two shafts |
| Speed: | 18.5/8 knots (surface/submerged) |
| Range: | 10,500 nmi (19,400 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h) surfaced 16 nmi (30 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) or 90 nmi (170 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 350 ft (110 m) |
| Complement: | 5 officers 55 enlisted |
| Armament: | 6 × 21" (2 external) bow torpedo tube, 4 × 21" (2 external) stern torpedo tube, total of 20 torpedoes Mines: 26 1 × 4" main deck gun, 3 × 0.303 machine gun, 1 × 20 mm AA Oerlikon 20 mm gun |
HMS Alcide (P415), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched 12 April 1945.[1]
Service
In 1968 she took part in Navy Days at Portsmouth during that year.[2]
Commanding officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1966 | Lieutenant-Commander S S R Conway RN |
| 1968 | 1968 | Lieutenant-Commander J R Stevenson RN |
References
- ↑ http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3617.html
- ↑ Programme, Navy Days at Portsmouth 31 August–September 2nd 1968, p.21.
Publications
- 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 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.