HMS Narwhal (S03)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Narwhal.
| 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 |
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.
In 1970 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days.[1]
She was scuttled as a target on 3 August 1985 and lies in the English Channel.[2]
Commanding officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1966 | Lieutenant-Commander R A Anderson RN |
| 1970 | 1970 | Lieutenant-Commander O M Windle RN |
References
- ↑ Programme, Navy Days Portsmouth, 29th-31st August 1970, p25.
- ↑ url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?77651
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.