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|colspan="2"|[[Image:HMS Opportune (Oberon-class submarine).jpg|300px|HMS Opportune]]
|colspan="2"|[[Image:HMS Opportune (Oberon-class submarine).jpg|300px|HMS ''Opportune'']]
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!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Career
!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Career
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|Laid down:
|Laid down:
|26th October 1962
|[[26 October]] [[1962]]
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|Launched:
|Launched:
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|Commissioned:
|Commissioned:
|29th December 1964
|[[29th December]] [[1964]]
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|-
|Decommissioned:
|Decommissioned:
|2 June 1993
|[[2 June]] [[1993]]
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|Fate:
|Fate:
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|Displacement:
|Displacement:
|2030 surfaced/ 2410 submerged
|2,030 t surfaced <br> 2,410 t submerged
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|Length:
|Length:
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|Propulsion:
|Propulsion:
|2 diesels 3680bhp/ 2 electric 6000 shp/ 2 shafts
|2 diesels 3,680 bhp and 2 electric motors of 6,000 [[shp]] 2 shafts
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|Speed:
|Speed:
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|Range:
|Range:
|9000 at 10 knots surfaced/ submerged n/k
|9,000 at 10 knots surfaced
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|Complement:
|Complement:
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|Armament:
|Armament:
|8x21 tubes (6 bow, 2 stern)/ 12 reloads tigerfish m24 torpedoes/ Sub harpoon SSM
|8 x 21 inch tubes (6 bow, 2 stern)/ 12 reloads Tigerfish Mk 24 torpedoes/ [[Sub Harpoon]] missile
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|Motto:
|Motto:
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'''HMS ''Opportune'' (S20)''' was an [[Oberon_class_submarine|Oberon-class]] [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. It was built in 1964 and sold in 1992.
'''HMS ''Opportune'' (S20)''' was an [[Oberon_class_submarine|''Oberon'' class]] [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was built in 1964 and sold in 1992.


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{{Oberon class submarine}}


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[[Category:Oberon class submarines|Opportune]]
[[Category:Oberon class submarines|Opportune]]

Revision as of 15:22, 14 May 2007

HMS Opportune
Career Royal Navy Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down: 26 October 1962
Launched:
Commissioned: 29th December 1964
Decommissioned: 2 June 1993
Fate: Paid off
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 2,030 t surfaced
2,410 t submerged
Length: 295.25 ft
Beam: 26.5 ft
Draught:
Propulsion: 2 diesels 3,680 bhp and 2 electric motors of 6,000 shp 2 shafts
Speed: 16 knots surfaced/ 17 knots submerged
Range: 9,000 at 10 knots surfaced
Complement: 62
Armament: 8 x 21 inch tubes (6 bow, 2 stern)/ 12 reloads Tigerfish Mk 24 torpedoes/ Sub Harpoon missile
Motto:

HMS Opportune (S20) was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built in 1964 and sold in 1992.


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