HMS Oberon (P21)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Oberon |
| Laid down: | 22 March 1924 |
| Launched: | 24 September 1926 |
| Commissioned: | 24 August 1927 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 July 1944 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | '1,311 long tons (1,332 t) surfaced 1,892 long tons (1,922 t) submerged |
| Length: | 275 ft (84 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric 2 × diesel engines, 4,600 hp 2 × electric motors, 350 hp 2 screws |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) surfaced 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 8,400 nmi (15,600 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) surfaced 70 nmi (130 km) at 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Complement: | 54 |
| Armament: | • 8 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) with 16 reloads • 2 × Lewis machine guns |
HMS Oberon (P21) was an Odin class submarine of the Royal Navy.
Service History
Oberon was the first of the O-Class submarines. She was laid down on 24 September 1926 at the Chatham Dockyard. She was commissioned on 24 August 1927. On 11 October 1935, she collided with the destroyer HMS Thanet (H29) at Devonport. [1] Placed in reserve in 1937, Oberon was recommissioned on 2 August 1939 and was used for training during World War II. She was decommissioned at Blyth on 5 July 1944 and was sold for scrap on 24 August 1945.