 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Opportune |
| Builder | Scotts, Greenock |
| Yard number | 693 |
| Laid down | 26 October 1962 |
| Launched | 14 February 1964 |
| Commissioned | 29 December 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 2 June 1993 |
| Fate | Paid off |
| General characteristics as designed | |
| Class and type | Oberon class |
| Displacement |
|
| Length |
|
| Beam | 26.5 feet (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed |
|
| Complement | 68 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
|
| Armament |
|
HMS Opportune (S20) was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
The Oberon class was a direct follow on of the Porpoise-class, with the same dimensions and external design, but updates to equipment and internal fittings, and a higher grade of steel used for fabrication of the pressure hull. [1]
As designed for British service, the Oberon-class submarines were 241 feet (73 m) in length between perpendiculars and 295.2 feet (90.0 m) in length overall, with a beam of 26.5 feet (8.1 m), and a draught of 18 feet (5.5 m). [2] Displacement was 1,610 tons standard, 2,030 tons full load when surfaced, and 2,410 tons full load when submerged. [2] Propulsion machinery consisted of 2 Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators, and two 3,000 shaft horsepower (2,200 kW) electric motors, each driving a 7-foot diameter (2.1 m) 3-bladed propeller at up to 400 rpm. [2] Top speed was 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) when submerged, and 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface. [2] Eight 21-inch (530 mm) diameter torpedo tubes were fitted (six facing forward, two aft), with a total payload of 24 torpedoes. [2] The boats were fitted with Type 186 and Type 187 sonars, and an I-band surface search radar. [2] The standard complement was 68: 6 officers, 62 sailors. [2]
Opportune was laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company on 26 October 1962, and launched on 14 February 1964. [2] The boat was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 December 1964. [2]
 | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015) |
In 1971, Opportune collided with a merchant ship, causing damage to the upper front part of the fin as well as both periscopes. [3]
Opportune attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla. [4]
Opportune was paid off on 2 June 1993.[ citation needed ] For several years the vessel resided at Pounds scrapyard in Portsmouth. [5] [6]
Every year since the vessel was scrapped, senior rates from the boat have annually met together to celebrate their service and life on the boat. [7]
HMS Ocelot (S17) is an Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine which was operated by the Royal Navy.
HMS Onyx was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Navy.
HMS Onslaught was a British Oberon-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy.
HMS Oberon was the lead ship of the Oberon-class submarines, operated by the Royal Navy.
HMS Odin was a British Oberon-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy.
HMS Sealion (S07) was a Porpoise-class submarine.
HMS Otus was a Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine launched in 1962. She was decommissioned in the early 1990s and is now a naval museum in Germany.
HMAS Otway was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of the first four Oberon-class boats ordered for the RAN, Otway was built in Scotland during the mid-1960s, and commissioned into naval service in 1968. The submarine was decommissioned in 1994. The submarine's upper casing, fin, and stern are preserved at Holbrook, New South Wales.
HMS Olympus was an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Navy, and later in the Canadian Forces as a submarine trainer.
HMS Osiris (S13) was an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Navy.
HMS Opossum (S19) was an Oberon-class submarine in service with the Royal Navy from 1964 to 1993.
HMS Cachalot (S06) was a Porpoise-class submarine. Her keel was laid down on 1 August 1955 by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock. She was launched on 11 December 1957, and commissioned on 1 September 1959.
HMS Narwhal (S03) was a Porpoise-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 25 October 1957.
HMS Oracle was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
HMS Orpheus was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
HMS Otter (S15) was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
HMS H7 was a British H-class submarine built by the Canadian Vickers Co, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was laid down on 19 May 1915 and was commissioned in June 1915. HMS H7 was sold in 1921. It had a complement of twenty-two crew members, a length of 171 feet (52 m), and a surfaced range of 1,600 nautical miles at 10 knots.
HMS H10 was a British H-class submarine built by the Canadian Vickers Co., Montreal. She was laid down on an unknown date and was commissioned in June 1915.
HMS H12 was a British H-class submarine built by Fore River Yard, Quincy, Massachusetts. She was laid down on an unknown date and commissioned in 1915. HMS H12 along with HMS H11 and HMS H13 to HMS H20 were all built in America but were interned by the United States government until the United States entered World War I. HMS H12 was sold in April 1920 in Dover.
HMS Oberon was the prototype for the Odin-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
| |
