| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
| Fate: | Mounted on jetty Dolphin II as part of Submarine Museum June 1981 |
| TBA: | Lieutenant | Kenneth Henry Martin | |
| 1954: | Lieutenant Commander | Andrew Thomas Chalmers | DSC MID |
| 1968: | Lieutenant Commander | Charles Nixon-Eckersall | |
| 1970: | Commander | Robert Forsyth |
November 1968, while diving at 450ft off Gibraltar, Alliance suffered an explosion and fire in the motor-room which destroyed the boat's electrical switchboards and propulsion.
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| Official (Broad Design) | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 12th Oct, 1945 | |
| Motto | Undivided | |
| Symbology | A French prize vessel of 1795. The design alludes to the Forces of the Crown. | |
| Design Notes | In front of two conjoined wings are two white swords in saltire with white pommels and hilts of gold surmounted by an anchor also in gold on a blue field. | |
| Length overall | 280 ft 6in |
| Beam | 22 ft |
| Depth | 16ft |
| Displacement | 1385 tons (surface) |
| 1620 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 350 ft |
| Speed | Surface 18.5 knots (design) |
| Submarged 8 knots (design) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes (2 external) |
| 4 x 21 inch stern tubes (2 external) | |
| 20 torpedoes carried | |
| 1 x 4 inch gun | |
| 1 x 20mm Qerlikon cannon | |
| 3 x 0.303in machine-guns | |
| Endurance | Surface: 10 500 miles at 11 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 16 miles at 8 knots or 90 miles at 3 knots | |
| Complement | 6 Officers and 55 Ratings. |
| 6 Officers and 58 Ratings after modernisation. |
Further Reading |
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| Royal Navy Submarine Manual |
Peter Goodwin Launched in 1945 and commissioned two years later, submarine HMS Alliance was built for service with the Royal Navy in the Far East. Alliance had a long and distinguished career of more than 28 years that took her all over the world. |
Amphion (P 439) |
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| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
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Fate: Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
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From Alistair MacLean's best-selling novel of secrets, spies and sabotage!
The U.S. nuclear sub Tigerfish churns toward the North Pole. Its mission: rescue the imperiled members of weather outpost Ice Station Zebra. On board are Cmdr. Ferraday and his crew, several unexpected arrivals with secret orders, and enough suspicions, suspense and twists to make "Ice Station Zebra" an engrossing espionage thriller
The Cold War heats up as John Sturges (The Great Escape) directs Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown and more in this epic adventure nominated for two Academy Awards and featuring taut action set pieces above and below the ice. All hands to stations for excitement!
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| Official (Broad Design) | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 12th Oct, 1945 | |
| Motto | Undivided | |
| Symbology | A French prize vessel of 1795. The design alludes to the Forces of the Crown. | |
| Design Notes | In front of two conjoined wings are two white swords in saltire with white pommels and hilts of gold surmounted by an anchor also in gold on a blue field. | |
| Length overall | 280 ft 6in |
| Beam | 22 ft |
| Depth | 16ft |
| Displacement | 1385 tons (surface) |
| 1620 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 350 ft |
| Speed | Surface 18.5 knots (design) |
| Submarged 8 knots (design) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes (2 external) |
| 4 x 21 inch stern tubes (2 external) | |
| 20 torpedoes carried | |
| 1 x 4 inch gun | |
| 1 x 20mm Qerlikon cannon | |
| 3 x 0.303in machine-guns | |
| Endurance | Surface: 10 500 miles at 11 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 16 miles at 8 knots or 90 miles at 3 knots | |
| Complement | 6 Officers and 55 Ratings. |
| 6 Officers and 58 Ratings after modernisation. |
Further Reading |
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| Royal Navy Submarine Manual |
|
Peter Goodwin Launched in 1945 and commissioned two years later, submarine HMS Alliance was built for service with the Royal Navy in the Far East. Alliance had a long and distinguished career of more than 28 years that took her all over the world. |
Amphion (P 439) |
|
| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
|
Fate: Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
|
From Alistair MacLean's best-selling novel of secrets, spies and sabotage!
The U.S. nuclear sub Tigerfish churns toward the North Pole. Its mission: rescue the imperiled members of weather outpost Ice Station Zebra. On board are Cmdr. Ferraday and his crew, several unexpected arrivals with secret orders, and enough suspicions, suspense and twists to make "Ice Station Zebra" an engrossing espionage thriller
The Cold War heats up as John Sturges (The Great Escape) directs Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown and more in this epic adventure nominated for two Academy Awards and featuring taut action set pieces above and below the ice. All hands to stations for excitement!
14 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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