HMS Uther (P62)
 HM Submarines Uther and Unbroken coming alongside their depot ship at Scapa Flow after a successful patrol | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Uther |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 31 January 1942 |
| Launched: | 6 April 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1943 |
| Fate: | scrapped April 1950 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | U-class submarine |
| Displacement: | Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load
Submerged - 730 tons |
| Length: | 58.22 m (191 feet) |
| Beam: | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft diesel-electric 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors |
| Speed: | 11.25 knots max surfaced
10 knots max submerged |
| Complement: | 27-31 |
| Armament: | 4 bow internal 21 inch torpedo tubes - 8 - 10 torpedoes
1 - 3 inch gun |
HMS Uther (P62) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Uther after the father of King Arthur, Uther Pendragon.
Career
Uther had a relatively quiet wartime career, serving on a number of uneventful patrols. She continued in service for another five years and was eventually sold for scrapping in February 1950, and broken up at Hayle in April 1950.
References
- "HMS Uther (P 62)". uboat.net.
- "Ursula to Utmost". British submarines of World War II.
- 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.
- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.
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