| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in June 1950 at Charlestown. |
HMS Vineyard was transferred to the Free Frencn Navy in 1944 and renamed Doris. Returned to the RN after the war.
| 21-05-1943 | Laid Down |
| 08-05-1944 | Launched |
| 03-06-1944 | Transferred to the Free French Navy |
| 01-08-1944 | Completed |
| Length overall | 195 ft 6 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 10 inch |
| Displacement | 648 tons (surface) |
| 735 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (surface) |
| 9 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 4050 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 23 miles at 8 knots or 170 miles at 2.5 knots (design) | |
| Armament | 4 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| (8 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| Complement | 4 Officers and 33 Ratings |
| Class: | 1959 - 1998: Oberon Class |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
| Fate: | |
| She was sold for scrapping in 1992 but was preserved as a museum at Chatham Historic Dockyard. | |
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| Length overall | 195 ft 6 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 10 inch |
| Displacement | 648 tons (surface) |
| 735 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (surface) |
| 9 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 4050 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 23 miles at 8 knots or 170 miles at 2.5 knots (design) | |
| Armament | 4 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| (8 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| Complement | 4 Officers and 33 Ratings |
| Class: | 1959 - 1998: Oberon Class |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
| Fate: | |
| She was sold for scrapping in 1992 but was preserved as a museum at Chatham Historic Dockyard. | |
Each entry includes a brief description of the submarines development and history, a colour profile view or cutaway, key features and specifications. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs.
The World s Greatest Submarines is a colourful guide for the military and naval history enthusiasts.
11 pages added or updated in the last Array month
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