HMS Odin (S10)
 HMS Odin
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Odin |
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England |
| Yard number | 1288 |
| Laid down | 27 April 1959 |
| Launched | 4 November 1960 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 18 October 1990 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1991 |
| General characteristics as designed | |
| Class and type | Oberon-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Beam | 26.5 feet (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 68 |
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HMS Odin was a British Oberon-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy.
Design and construction
[edit]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]
Odin was laid down by Cammell Laird on 27 April 1959, and launched on 4 November 1960.[2] The boat was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 3 May 1962.[2]
Decommissioning and fate
[edit]Odin was decommissioned on 18 October 1990. She was sold for scrap in Greece in October 1991.
References
[edit]- ^ Chant, Christopher (2005). Submarine Warfare Today: The World's Deadliest Underwater Weapons Systems. Wigston: Silverdale Books. p. [page needed]. ISBN 1-84509-158-2. OCLC 156749009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977–78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 490. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
Publications
[edit]- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0007105588.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.