| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
| Fate: | Sold 1992 Lost on tow Straits of Gibraltar November 2005 |
Sold 1992 to Pounds Scrapyard Portsmouth where she lay leaning over at 45 degrees or more on HMS Otus Until October 2005 sold to a Turkish scrapyard for an undisclosed sum.
October 30th 2005 - Taken in tow by the tug Fairplay XIV for her demise in Turkey. According to a report from Gibraltar, the tug was monitored on radar heading east through the Straits of Gibraltar a week later, but at a speed to fast to be consistent for a tug and tow. The tug was subsequently tracked into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Morocco where she remained for three days before mysteriously heading back towards Lisbon.
| 26-09-1961 | Launched |
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| Symbology | Cryptic sayings which have more than one meaning. The badge features motifs associated with foresight, divination, and wisdom. | |
| Design Notes | A Delphic gold tripod supporting a gold bowl with smoke rising proper therefrom with serpents proper entwined about the legs. Background barry wavy, of eight white and blue. | |
| 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 |
E 15 (I 95) |
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| Class: | 1911 - 1924: E Class |
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| Build Group: | E2 |
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Fate: 17 April 1915 - Ran aground at Kephez Point in the Dardanelles and subsequently torpedoed by HMS Majestic & Triumph to avoid capture by the Turks. |
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'Underwater, underhanded and damned un-English' they might have been but submarine development and deployment has long been an integral part of naval warfare.
For centuries man has been fascinated with the possibility of an underwater vessel, the ultimate method of improving the odds against a superior surface fleet. Being submerged beneath the sea was the obvious means by which a warship could be approached and attacked without detection - but the attempts to create the perfect sub was a long and often tragic affair.
This DVD tracks the evolution of underwater crafts from the early Turtle to a privileged look inside the salvaged U-Boat 534 and beyond. Aboard the famous U-Boat 534 we examine the living conditions and the true bravery shown by all her crew.
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| Official | ||
| Symbology | Cryptic sayings which have more than one meaning. The badge features motifs associated with foresight, divination, and wisdom. | |
| Design Notes | A Delphic gold tripod supporting a gold bowl with smoke rising proper therefrom with serpents proper entwined about the legs. Background barry wavy, of eight white and blue. | |
| 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 |
E 15 (I 95) |
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| Class: | 1911 - 1924: E Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | E2 |
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Fate: 17 April 1915 - Ran aground at Kephez Point in the Dardanelles and subsequently torpedoed by HMS Majestic & Triumph to avoid capture by the Turks. |
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'Underwater, underhanded and damned un-English' they might have been but submarine development and deployment has long been an integral part of naval warfare.
For centuries man has been fascinated with the possibility of an underwater vessel, the ultimate method of improving the odds against a superior surface fleet. Being submerged beneath the sea was the obvious means by which a warship could be approached and attacked without detection - but the attempts to create the perfect sub was a long and often tragic affair.
This DVD tracks the evolution of underwater crafts from the early Turtle to a privileged look inside the salvaged U-Boat 534 and beyond. Aboard the famous U-Boat 534 we examine the living conditions and the true bravery shown by all her crew.
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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Thankyou for your support.
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