HMS Opportune (S20)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Opportune
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Laid down	26 October 1962
Launched	14 February 1964
Commissioned	29 December 1964
Decommissioned	2 June 1993
Fate	Paid off
General characteristics
Class and type	Oberon-class submarine
Displacement	2,030 tons surfaced 2,410 tons submerged
Length	295 feet 3 inches (89.99 m)
Beam	26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m)
Height	18 feet (5.5 m)
Propulsion	2 diesels, Template:Auto bhp 2 electric motors, 6,000 shp 2 shafts
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) surfaced 17 knots (31 km/h) submerged
Range	9,000 nautical miles (16,670 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced
Complement	68
Armament	8 × 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) 12 reloads Mark 24 Tigerfish torpedoes Sub Harpoon missiles

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Opportune.

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

For several years the vessel resided at Pounds scrapyard in Portsmouth[1][2]