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Cachalot (S 06)

Built By: Scotts (Clyde)
Build Group: P2
Fate: Left Devonport under tow February 1980 having been sold to Blyth Shipbreakers and Repairers Ltd. Arrived at Blyth on February 14th to be broken up.
Cachalot (S 06)
Cachalot (S 06)

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Paid off at Devonport September 1977 and laid up. Proposed sale to Egypt fell through. Fin removed prior to bring sold and refitted to Olympus after a Collision

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RN Submarines scuttled or captured in WWII

Descriptions of the events in WWII that led to the loss of Royal Navy Submarines in actions where the submarines were sunk, usually by scuttling, with the captains and crew taken prisoner. Included are two variations - in one case the submarine was captured and in another the captain was killed in action.

Events

 01-08-1955   Laid Down
 11-12-1957   Launched
 01-09-1959   Completed
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P2 Specification
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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