Platypus (I 56) 1916 - 1957
Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
Fate: | Platypus was placed into reserve on 13 May 1946, paid off on 1 November 1956 and was sold for scrap on 20 February 1958. |
Specification
Displacement: 3,476 tons
Length: 325 ft
Beam: 44 ft
Draught: 15 ft 8 in
Propulsion: 2 sets of triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, twin screw
Speed: 15.5 knots
Armament: 1 × 4.7-inch gun
Length: 325 ft
Beam: 44 ft
Draught: 15 ft 8 in
Propulsion: 2 sets of triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, twin screw
Speed: 15.5 knots
Armament: 1 × 4.7-inch gun
Roll of Honour |
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Died: 02-07-1918 | |||||
Abbs, Gilbert | |||||
Leading Seaman | Died: 02-07-1918 | ||||
Died after contracting pneumonia. | |||||
Died: 04-07-1918 | |||||
Rennison, George | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 04-07-1918 | ||||
Reported to have died from a combination of influenza and pneumonia. George Rennison was a Reservist who had served in the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Vulcan Dundee pre-WWI and who had served with the Royal Naval Division in France before joining HMS Platypus |
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Events
14-10-1914 | Laid down |
28-10-1916 | Launched |
21-03-1917 | Commissioned |
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