HMS Ambush (P418)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ambush.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | Very late in World War II |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 17 May 1945 |
| Launched: | 24 September 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 22 July 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | November 1967 |
| Fate: | Sold to be broken up for scrap on 24 June 1971. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in July 1971.[1] |
| 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 nautical miles (19,400 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced 16 nautical miles (30 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) or 90 nautical miles (170 km) at 3 knots (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, containing a 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 Ambush (P418), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched 24 September 1945.
In 1948 she took part in trials of the Schnorkel.[2]
In 1951 she heard and decoded a distress message from HMS Affray, which was sunk with the ultimate loss of all 75 hands.[3] In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[4]
Decommissioning and disposal
Following decommissioning, she was sold to T W Ward and arrived at Inverkeithing for breaking up on the 5 July 1971.[5]
Commanding officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1948 | Lieutenant-Commander G E Hunt RN |
| 1953 | 1953 | Lieutenant-Commander W T J Fox RN |
| 1959 | 1962 | Lieutenant-Commander John Hervey RN |
| 1965 | 1966 | Lieutenant-Commander P F Grenier RN |
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 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- ↑ http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-Events1946-50.htm
- ↑ http://www.submariners.co.uk/Dits/Articles/disaster.php
- ↑ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
- ↑ Warlow, Ben Lt Commander, Channel Sweep, (Maritime Books,Liskeard), p7 ISBN 0-907771-40-8