| 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. | |
| 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 |
Leslie Willcox, a section head in Industrial Services and an ex Royal Navy man of 24 years experience recently attended a very special service with his wife Georgina at Holy Trinity Church Gosport for the christening of their son, Richard.
The true story of loss of His Majesty's Submarine Thetis is still shrouded in mystery. As a result of media coverage at the time, a number of conspiracy theories were spawned, some gaining more credence than others, in light of the inconclusive findings of the official reports. In Thetis: Submarine Disaster,
David Paul, having studied the events surrounding the tragedy of HMS Thetis for many years, examines the issues which led to the disaster, and draws some conclusions.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 13th Sep, 1961 | |
| Motto | Hard to catch. | |
| 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 |
Leslie Willcox, a section head in Industrial Services and an ex Royal Navy man of 24 years experience recently attended a very special service with his wife Georgina at Holy Trinity Church Gosport for the christening of their son, Richard.
The true story of loss of His Majesty's Submarine Thetis is still shrouded in mystery. As a result of media coverage at the time, a number of conspiracy theories were spawned, some gaining more credence than others, in light of the inconclusive findings of the official reports. In Thetis: Submarine Disaster,
David Paul, having studied the events surrounding the tragedy of HMS Thetis for many years, examines the issues which led to the disaster, and draws some conclusions.
13 pages added or updated in the last 9 month
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