HMS Regulus (N88)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | R-class submarine |
| Name: | HMS Regulus |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 17 July 1929[1] |
| Launched: | 11 June 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 7 December 1930 |
| Fate: | Sunk 6 December 1940 near Taranto, probably mined |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,763 long tons (1,791 t) surfaced 2,030 long tons (2,060 t) submerged |
| Length: | 287 ft (87 m) |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric 2 × Admiralty diesel engines, 4,640 hp 2 × electric motors, 1,635 hp 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) surfaced 8.6 kn (9.9 mph; 15.9 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 53 |
| Armament: | • 8 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) with 14 reloads • 1 × 4.7 in QF Mark IX deck gun |
HMS Regulus (N88) was a Royal Navy Rainbow-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness and launched in 1930. Before Second World War she was stationed with Submarine Flotilla #4 on the China station, based out of Hong Kong.
Regulus was lost with her entire crew on 6 December 1940 whilst on patrol off Taranto, Italy. In all probability she hit a mine.
References
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Regulus (i) (N 88)". Uboat.net.