HMS Vampire (P72)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Vampire.
| Career (United Kingdom (RN)) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Vampire |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 9 November 1942 |
| Launched: | 20 July 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 1943 |
| Motto: |
Invisa et Inopinata Latin: "Unseen and Unexpected"[1] |
| Honours and awards: | Aegean 1944 |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Gateshead, March 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | V-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 545 tons (standard - surfaced) 658 tons (full load - surfaced) 740 tons (submerged) |
| Length: | 204 ft 6 in (62.33 m) |
| Beam: | 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft diesel-electric 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors 615 / 825 hp |
| Speed: | 11.25 knots (20.84 km/h) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 33 |
| Armament: | 4 x bow internal 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes 8-10 torpedoes 1 x 3-inch (76 mm) deck gun |
HMS Vampire (P72) was a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy (RN).[2]
The boat was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness on 9 November 1942. She was launched on 20 July 1943,[2] and commissioned into the RN on 13 November 1943.
The submarine operated during the late stages of World War II, and earned the battle honour "Aegean 1944".[2] The submarine was decommissioned after the war and was broken up for scrap at Gateshead in March 1950
References
- Cassells, Vic (2000). The Destroyers: their battles and their badges. East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7318-0893-2. OCLC 46829686.
- "HMS Vampire (P 72)". uboat.net. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
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