HMS Opportune (S20)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Opportune.
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Opportune |
| Builder: | Scotts, Greenock |
| Yard number: | 693 |
| Laid down: | 26 October 1962 |
| Launched: | 14 February 1964 |
| Commissioned: | 29 December 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 June 1993 |
| Fate: | Paid off |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oberon-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 2,030 tons surfaced 2,410 tons submerged |
| Length: | 295 ft 3 in (89.99 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Height: | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesels, 3,680 bhp (2,744 kW) 2 electric motors, 6,000 shp 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) surfaced 17 knots (31 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 9,000 nautical miles (16,670 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced |
| Complement: | 68 |
| Armament: | 8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) 12 reloads Mark 24 Tigerfish torpedoes Sub Harpoon missiles |
HMS Opportune (S20) was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built in 1964 and sold in 1993.
Opportune attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla.[1]
For several years the vessel resided at Pounds scrapyard in Portsmouth
Commanding Officers
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1966 | Lieutenant Commander E Cleland RN[2] |
| 1976 | 1977 | Lieutenant J F Perowne RN |
| 1978 | 1979 | Lieutenant Commander A F M Taylor RN |
| 1983 | 1985 | Lieutenant Commander T P McClement RN |
References
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.
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