Sprat (X53)

Built By:	Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group:	XPW

Fate:

Broken Up 1966

Midget Submarines Canal Zone	Read
The skipper cleared lower deck. 'Right men, this is the position we are in. We have got to get two X Craft plus the Depot Ship through the Canal, negotiating obstacles and hidden dangers to achieve our objective of flying the White Ensign in the centre of Janner Land.'

Events

01-03-1955 :

Launched

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Length overall	51' 7"
Beam	8' 6" (with charges)
	5' 9 1/2" (without charges)
Displacement	Without Charges: 27 tons (surface)
	Without Charges: 29 1/2 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	300'
Speed	With Charges: 6.5 knots (surface)
	With Charges: 5 knots (submerged)
No. of shafts	1
Armament	2 2-ton side charges, Limpet mines
Endurance	Surface: 1320 miles at 4 knots (with charges)
	Surface: 1860 miles at 4 knots (without charges
	Submerged: 80 miles at 2 knots (with charges)
Complement	4

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Sprat (X53)

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