HMS Artemis (P449)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Artemis.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | Very late in World War II |
| Builder: | Scotts of Greenock |
| Laid down: | 28 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 28 August 1946 |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1947 |
| Fate: | Sank 1 July 1971. Sold to Pounds of Portsmouth for scrap in 1972 |
| 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 kn (34.3 km/h) surface, 8 kn (15 km/h) submerged
Ship 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 tubes, 4 × 21" (2 external) stern torpedo tubes, 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 Artemis (P449), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. of Greenock and launched 28 August 1946.[1]
In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[2]
On 1 July 1971 Artemis sank in 9 metres of water while moored at the HMS Dolphin shore-establishment at Gosport during refuelling. The sub dipped by the stern (she was being prepared for fuelling using the aft externals) which filled and the sub sank.[3] She was raised on 6 July and decommissioned, sold to be broken up for scrap on 12 December 1971.
Commanding officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1953 | Lieutenant-Commander F E Ashmead-Bartlett RN |
| 1964 | 1966 | Lieutenant M J Hunt RN |
| 1970 | 1970 | Lieutenant-Commander T Austin RN |
References
- ↑ http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3634.html
- ↑ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/making_history/makhist10_prog12b.shtml|BBC account of the sinkiing
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.