| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | Sold 28/10/49 scrapped Faslane |
| 1944: | Lieutenant | Hartley Withers Wilkinson | |
| 1946: | Lieutenant | Denis Woolnough Mills | DSC |
P89(i)
| 02-10-1941 | Laid Down |
| 10-12-1942 | Launched |
| 18-03-1943 | Completed |
| 25-10-1943 | HMS Surf damages the German auxiliary patrol vessel GA 54/Chiaros with gunfire east of Amorgos, Greece. |
| 09-12-1943 | HMS Surf torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Sonia south of Lemnos Island, Greece. |
| 14-06-1944 | HMS Surf lays mines in the Strait of Malacca. |
| 28-10-1949 | Sold to be scrapped at Faslane |
| Length overall | 217 ft |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 11 ft |
| Diving Depth | 350 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15 knots (design) |
| Surface 14.75 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 9 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 6000 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Armament (i) | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 1 21 inch stern tube | |
| (13 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| 1 x 20mm Oerlikon cannon | |
| Complement | 5 Officers and 43 Ratings |
| Note | The armament of submarines of this class varied considerably. For example: 23 boats were fitted with the six bow tubes only; 18 vessels, intended to operate in the Far East, had their 3 inch guns replaced by 4 inch guns; whilst, in some boats, the Oerlikon cannon replaced, rather than supplemented, the three machine-guns. |
| Class: | 1990 - 1994: Upholder Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | 2400 |
| Fate: | |
| Laid up 1995 then Lease/sold to Canadians in 2000 became Windsor | |
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| Length overall | 217 ft |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 11 ft |
| Diving Depth | 350 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15 knots (design) |
| Surface 14.75 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 9 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 6000 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Armament (i) | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 1 21 inch stern tube | |
| (13 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| 1 x 20mm Oerlikon cannon | |
| Complement | 5 Officers and 43 Ratings |
| Note | The armament of submarines of this class varied considerably. For example: 23 boats were fitted with the six bow tubes only; 18 vessels, intended to operate in the Far East, had their 3 inch guns replaced by 4 inch guns; whilst, in some boats, the Oerlikon cannon replaced, rather than supplemented, the three machine-guns. |
| Class: | 1990 - 1994: Upholder Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | 2400 |
| Fate: | |
| Laid up 1995 then Lease/sold to Canadians in 2000 became Windsor | |
Provides a full description of the A Class Royal Navy Submarine Alliance, with particulars of the A Class, with photos & technical diagrams.
20 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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