| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
| Fate: | Sold 1992 - scapped in Grimsby at Doigs old ship yard |
| TBA: | Lieutenant Commander | R J F Turner | |
| 1962: | Lieutenant Commander | N Gilbert |
| 14-01-1960 | Laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| 15-05-1960 | Launched by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
| 20-08-1962 | Commissioned |
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 13th Sep, 1961 | |
| Motto | Hard to catch. | |
| Symbology | Folklore claims an Otter King's skin renders a warrior invincible in battle, though the creature itself is uniquely vulnerable at a small white spot under its chin or chest. | |
| Design Notes | An otter passant guardant holding a rainbow trout in the mouth, all proper. | |
| Length overall | 295 ft 3 inch |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft |
| Displacement | 2030 tons (surface) |
| 2410 tons (submerged) | |
| Speed | 12 knots (surface) |
| 17 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 21 inch stern tubes | |
| (i) (30 torpedoes) | |
| Complement | 6 Officers and 62 Others |
| Note | (i) Mines can be carried in lieu of torpedoes |
Spark (P 236) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | S3 |
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Fate: Sold 28/10/49 scrapped Faslane |
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In the last days of WWII, Germany, desperate for any last gasp to defeat the allied powers, looked to their last remaining weapons and soldiers. The German Navy and the last remaining U-Boats, were brought together for one last mission, to attack the United States Homeland,
Operation Seawolf. Captain Hans Kessler, a grizzled submarine commander from both World Wars, is called into service to make the mission a success and help turn the tide of the war.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 13th Sep, 1961 | |
| Motto | Hard to catch. | |
| Symbology | Folklore claims an Otter King's skin renders a warrior invincible in battle, though the creature itself is uniquely vulnerable at a small white spot under its chin or chest. | |
| Design Notes | An otter passant guardant holding a rainbow trout in the mouth, all proper. | |
| Length overall | 295 ft 3 inch |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft |
| Displacement | 2030 tons (surface) |
| 2410 tons (submerged) | |
| Speed | 12 knots (surface) |
| 17 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 21 inch stern tubes | |
| (i) (30 torpedoes) | |
| Complement | 6 Officers and 62 Others |
| Note | (i) Mines can be carried in lieu of torpedoes |
Spark (P 236) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | S3 |
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Fate: Sold 28/10/49 scrapped Faslane |
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In the last days of WWII, Germany, desperate for any last gasp to defeat the allied powers, looked to their last remaining weapons and soldiers. The German Navy and the last remaining U-Boats, were brought together for one last mission, to attack the United States Homeland,
Operation Seawolf. Captain Hans Kessler, a grizzled submarine commander from both World Wars, is called into service to make the mission a success and help turn the tide of the war.
13 pages added or updated in the last 9 month
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