Finwhale (S 05)

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Finwhale (S 05)

Built By:	Cammell Laird (Mersey)
Build Group:	P2
Fate:	Painted bright orange at Portsmouth and sunk as target during 1987, some say Western Approaches some say Scotland.

Finwhale (S 05)

Finwhale arrives in Mombasa Dec 1971.

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Paid off November 1978 at Gosport, served as training boat until 1981 then placed on disposal list.

Events

15-09-1956	Laid Down

21-07-1959	Launched

19-08-1960	Completed

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Length overall	295 ft 3 inch
Beam	26 ft 6 inch
Depth	15 ft
Displacement	2030 tons (surface)
	2410 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	300 ft
Speed	12 knots (surface)
	17 knots (submerged)
No. of shafts	2
Endurance	Surface: 12800 miles maximum (design)
	Surface: 3860 miles at full power or 11500 miles at 8 knots (service)
	Submerged: 64 miles at 4 knots (design)
	Submerged: 8 miles at 9 knots or 66 miles at 6 knots (service)
Armament	6 x 21 inch bow tubes
	2 x 21 inch stern tubes
	(24 torpedoes carried)
Complement	6 Officers and 65 Others

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