HMS Opportune (S20)
Appearance
Career | |
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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. The First Captain was Lt. Cdr. Clelland and Radio Mech was Patrick Joyce