| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | P2 |
| Fate: | Sold to Oceanic UK Ltd of Blyth. she left Chatham under tow March 26th 1990 to be broken up. |
Paid off December 1987 and sold to an Education Trust for deprived inner city youngsters 'Inter Action', towed to Chatham June 22nd 1988 and laid up in No2 Basin. Fin removed for some reason and placed alongside on the dockside. The boat was virtually gutted inside and minus her masts, however, the project became too costly.
| 05-06-1958 | Laid Down |
| 31-12-1959 | Launched |
| 25-07-1961 | Completed |
| 26-03-1990 | Towed by tug Mr Cornishman to Blyth |
| 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 |
Anchorite (P 422) |
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| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
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Fate: Scrapped in August 1970 at Troon. |
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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 |
Anchorite (P 422) |
|
| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
|
Fate: Scrapped in August 1970 at Troon. |
|
Charts over a century of submarine development, from the earliest attempts to travel beneath the waves, two World Wars and the Cold War, through to the formidable machines in operation today.
Specification boxes provide at-a-glance information about each submarine's country of origin, length, displacement, speed, armament, propulsion and complement. Features more than 700 historical and modern photographs illustrating each type of submarine, plus artworks of selected examples. Includes fascinating quotes from military leaders and a glossary explaining key naval terms and abbreviations.
17 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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