| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | Scrapped Faslane 11/49 |
| 06-01-1943 | Laid Down |
| 30-11-1943 | Launched |
| 29-02-1944 | Completed |
| 06-09-1944 | HMS Stygian sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Burma. |
| 17-10-1944 | HMS Stygian sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire off Penang. |
| 19-10-1944 | HMS Stygian sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off Penang. |
| 28-11-1944 | HMS Stygian sinks a Japanese vessel with gunfire off Sabang. |
| 07-12-1944 | HMS Stygian sinks a Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. |
| 16-01-1945 | HMS Stygian sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait. |
| 17-01-1945 | HMS Stygian sinks the Japanese Nichinan Maru and a sailing vessel with gunfire off Perak. |
| 22-01-1945 | HMS Stygian sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait. |
| 24-03-1945 | HMS Stygian sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire north of Bali, Netherlands East Indies. |
| 02-04-1945 | HMS Stygian sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Java Sea south of Kangean Island. |
| 10-04-1945 | HMS Stygian sinks two Japanese coasters with gunfire in the Java Sea. |
| 12-04-1945 | HMS Stygian sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire near Bali. |
| 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: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
David Suchet narrates the BBC series featuring the Royal Navy's Hunter-Killer submarine, HMS Splendid, on a top secret three-month mission.
After travelling from its Farlane base to San Diego, the sub is charged with testing the first Tomahawk cruise missile, and the crew is followed every step of the way.
Also included is a feature on the sub's new Lieutenant Commander as he undergoes the 'Perisher' selection course.
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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: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
David Suchet narrates the BBC series featuring the Royal Navy's Hunter-Killer submarine, HMS Splendid, on a top secret three-month mission.
After travelling from its Farlane base to San Diego, the sub is charged with testing the first Tomahawk cruise missile, and the crew is followed every step of the way.
Also included is a feature on the sub's new Lieutenant Commander as he undergoes the 'Perisher' selection course.
13 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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