| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | Turkish |
| Fate: | Transferred to Turkey in 1942 when she reverted to her original name. |
Ex Murat Reis Seconded by the RN whilst being built for the Turks
| 24-05-1939 | Laid Down |
| 20-07-1940 | Launched |
| Displacement | 624 tons standard, 683 tons full load surfaced |
| 856 tons submerged | |
| Length | 210 ft |
| Beam | 22.3 ft |
| Draught | 11.8ft |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesel-electric |
| Vickers diesels - 1,200 hp (890 kW) | |
| Electric motors - 780 hp (580 kW) | |
| Speed | 13.7 knots (Surfaced) |
| 8.4 knots (Submerged) | |
| Range | 2,500 nautical miles at 10 knots |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament | 5 x 21 inch torpedo tubes - 4 bow internal, 1 stern external |
| 9 torpedoes | |
| 1 x 3in gun | |
| 1 x 20mm gun |
Umbra (P 35) |
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| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | U2 |
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Fate: Scrapped 9th July 1946 at Blyth. |
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Robert Wise's screen adaptation of the novel by Commander Edward L. Beach.
Commander Richardson (Clark Gable) is the only survivor when his submarine is sunk by the Japanese cruiser 'Bongo Pete'. Assigned a new command, Richardson becomes obsessed with revenge, ignoring orders to avoid the Japanese Bongo Straits and drilling his crew in manoeuvres designed to destroy Bongo Pete.
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| Displacement | 624 tons standard, 683 tons full load surfaced |
| 856 tons submerged | |
| Length | 210 ft |
| Beam | 22.3 ft |
| Draught | 11.8ft |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesel-electric |
| Vickers diesels - 1,200 hp (890 kW) | |
| Electric motors - 780 hp (580 kW) | |
| Speed | 13.7 knots (Surfaced) |
| 8.4 knots (Submerged) | |
| Range | 2,500 nautical miles at 10 knots |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament | 5 x 21 inch torpedo tubes - 4 bow internal, 1 stern external |
| 9 torpedoes | |
| 1 x 3in gun | |
| 1 x 20mm gun |
Umbra (P 35) |
|
| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | U2 |
|
Fate: Scrapped 9th July 1946 at Blyth. |
|
Robert Wise's screen adaptation of the novel by Commander Edward L. Beach.
Commander Richardson (Clark Gable) is the only survivor when his submarine is sunk by the Japanese cruiser 'Bongo Pete'. Assigned a new command, Richardson becomes obsessed with revenge, ignoring orders to avoid the Japanese Bongo Straits and drilling his crew in manoeuvres designed to destroy Bongo Pete.
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