HMS Onslaught (S14)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Onslaught.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Onslaught |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard, England |
| Laid down: | 8 April 1959 |
| Launched: | 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 14 September 1962 |
| Decommissioned: | 1990 |
| Identification: | pennant number: S14 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oberon-class submarine |
| Propulsion: | Diesel / Electric generator |
HMS Onslaught was a British Oberon-class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Chatham, for the Royal Navy.
The boat was equipped to conduct eavesdropping operations, carrying seventeen additional crewmen. Her patrols in the Mediterranean and Baltic from 1986 to 1988 are classified.[1]
She was laid down on the 8 April 1959 and was commissioned on the 14 September 1962. HMS Onslaught was paid off in 1990.
Commanding Officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1966 | Lieutenant G D Swales RN[2] |
| 1978 | 1979 | Lieutenant J R C Foster RN |
References
- ↑ "Rear-Admiral David Cooke - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Navy List, HMSO, 1966
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.
- Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson.
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