| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | O2a |
| Fate: | Sold 1992. |
| 28-10-1962 | Laid Down |
| 14-02-1964 | Launched |
| 29-12-1964 | Completed |
| 04-05-1971 | Damage to upper front part of fin and both scopes in collision with Merchant Ship, SW Approaches |
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 1st Sep, 1942 | |
| Motto | Felix opportunitate pugnae. (Happy at the opportunity of a fight.) | |
| Symbology | Timely. | |
| Design Notes | A gold hour-glass at the half-hour against a blue background. | |
| Additional Notes | The hourglass symbol reflects the ship's name, capturing the concept of "seizing the opportune moment" or time. | |
| 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 |
I joined the Navy as a Seaman Boy in January 1941, leaving in April 1954. I served continuously in Terrapin, from her first commissioning in December 1943 until she was finally paid off for scrap in November 1945.
Woven between the recipes in this book are true facts and tid-bits about the food, the cooks and general life aboard ship.
Along with the recipes, this book aims to preserve a segment of British history, Royal Navy social history, which is fading all too quickly and would otherwise be lost in the grey sea-mists of oblivion.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 1st Sep, 1942 | |
| Motto | Felix opportunitate pugnae. (Happy at the opportunity of a fight.) | |
| Symbology | Timely. | |
| Design Notes | A gold hour-glass at the half-hour against a blue background. | |
| Additional Notes | The hourglass symbol reflects the ship's name, capturing the concept of "seizing the opportune moment" or time. | |
| 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 |
I joined the Navy as a Seaman Boy in January 1941, leaving in April 1954. I served continuously in Terrapin, from her first commissioning in December 1943 until she was finally paid off for scrap in November 1945.
Woven between the recipes in this book are true facts and tid-bits about the food, the cooks and general life aboard ship.
Along with the recipes, this book aims to preserve a segment of British history, Royal Navy social history, which is fading all too quickly and would otherwise be lost in the grey sea-mists of oblivion.
12 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
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
Thankyou for your support.
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