Talent (P322)

Built By:	Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group:	T Group 3
Fate:	She was purchased by the Dutch government and served with the cold war fleet, renamed Zwaardvis in 1950, decommissioned on 11 December 1962.

Talent

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HMS Talent was transferred to the Dutch and recommisoned as HNLMS Zwaardvisch

After the war she was purchased by the Dutch government and served with the cold war fleet, renamed Zwaardvis in 1950.

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13-10-1942 :	Laid Down
23-03-1943 :	Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy.
17-07-1943 :	Launched as HMS Talent, but was not commissioned into the Royal Navy
23-11-1943 :	Commisioned into to the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was renamed Zwaardvisch, Dutch for 'Swordfish'. She went on to lead a distinguished career.
11-12-1962 :	Decommissioned

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Length overall	273' 6"
Beam	26' 6"
Depth	14' 3"
Displacement	1422 tons (surface)
	1571 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	(i) 300'
Speed	Surface 15.25 knots (design)
	Surface 15.25 knots (service)
	Submerged 9 knots (design)
	Submerged 8.75 knots (service)
No. of shafts	2
Endurance	Surface: 7500 miles at 15.25 knots (design)
	(ii) Surface: 8000 miles at 10 knots (service)
	Submerged: 80 miles at 4 knots (design)
	Submerged: 80 miles at 4 knots (service)
Armament	8 21" bow tubes (2 external)
	2 21" amidship tubes
	(17 torpedoes carried)
	1 4" gun
	1 20mm Oerlikon cannon
	3 0.303" machine-guns
Complement	61
Notes	(i) This was increased to 350 feet in the all-welded boats.
	(ii) T Class submarines serving in the Far East were modified to carry extra fuel, which increased endurance to 11 000 miles at 10 knots.

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Talent (P322)

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