| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | 2400 |
| Fate: | Laid up 1995 then Lease/sold to Canadians 2000 became Victoria |
| 14-11-1989 | Launched |
| 06-10-2000 | HMCS Victoria (ex-HMS Unseen) delivered at Barrow-in Furness |
| 09-10-2000 | HMCS Victoria (ex-HMS Unseen) departed UK for Canada |
| 23-10-2000 | HMCS Victoria (ex-HMS Unseen) arrived Halifax from UK |
| 02-12-2000 | HMCS Victoria commissioned Halifax NS |
| 22-07-2003 | HMCS Victoria transits Panama Canal to become first Canadian Pacific Fleet submarine since 1974. |
| 24-08-2003 | HMCS Victoria arrives Esquimalt. First Canadian submarine on West Coast since 1974 |
| Length overall | 70.25m |
| Beam | 7.20m |
| Depth | 7.60m |
| Displacement | 1850 tonnes (surface) |
| 2400 tonnes (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200m+ |
| Speed | Surface 12 knots (design) |
| 20 knots + (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 6 533mm bow tubes (12 reloads) |
| Sub-Harpoon missiles | |
| Wire Guided Torpedoes | |
| Mines | |
| Sensors | Type 2046 Towed array. |
| Type 2040 Passive/Active bow sonar | |
| Type 2019 Passive/Active Range + Intercept Sonar | |
| Type 2007 Passive search flank array sonar | |
| Type 1007 Navigation radar | |
| Complement | 7 Officers and 37 Ratings |
| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U2 |
| Fate: | |
| Used as a target and sunk on 29th July 1957. | |
'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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| Length overall | 70.25m |
| Beam | 7.20m |
| Depth | 7.60m |
| Displacement | 1850 tonnes (surface) |
| 2400 tonnes (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200m+ |
| Speed | Surface 12 knots (design) |
| 20 knots + (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 6 533mm bow tubes (12 reloads) |
| Sub-Harpoon missiles | |
| Wire Guided Torpedoes | |
| Mines | |
| Sensors | Type 2046 Towed array. |
| Type 2040 Passive/Active bow sonar | |
| Type 2019 Passive/Active Range + Intercept Sonar | |
| Type 2007 Passive search flank array sonar | |
| Type 1007 Navigation radar | |
| Complement | 7 Officers and 37 Ratings |
| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U2 |
| Fate: | |
| Used as a target and sunk on 29th July 1957. | |
'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.
18 pages added or updated in the last 8 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.
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