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Oberon Class
| Name |
Builders |
Laid down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
| S09 Oberon |
D |
1957 |
1959 |
1961 |
| S17 Ocelot |
D |
17th November 1960 |
May 1962 |
1964 |
| S10 Odin |
C |
1959 |
1960 |
1962 |
| S12 Olympus |
V |
1960 |
June 1961 |
7th July 1962 |
| S14 Onslaught |
D |
1959 |
1960 |
1962 |
| S21 Onyx |
C |
16th November 1964 |
18th August 1966 |
1967 |
| S20 Opportune |
S |
1962 |
1964 |
1964 |
| S19 Opossum |
C |
1961 |
1963 |
1964 |
| S16 Oracle |
C |
1961 |
1963 |
1964 |
| S11 Orpheus |
V |
1959 |
1959 |
1960 |
| S13 Osiris |
V |
1962 |
1962 |
1964 |
| S15 Otter |
S |
1960 |
1961 |
1963 |
| S18 Otus |
S |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
Builders:
C : Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
D : HM Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
S : Scotts, Greenock, United Kingdim
V : Vickers, Barrow, United Kingdom
Dimensions:
295' x 26' 6" x 18' / 90.09m x 8.10m x 5.48m
Displacement:
2030 tons surfaced / 2400 tons dived
Complement:
64
Armament:
6 x 21" bow torpedo tubes
2 x 21" stern torpedo tubes
A total of 24 torpedos could be carried, usually Mk8 or Mk23 models. Mines could also be carried.
Powerplant:
Two ASR 16VVS AS21 diesel generators totalling 3680bhp were fitted with two English Electric main
motors totalling 12000hp driving two shafts. Maximum speed was 12kts surfaced and 17kts dived. Two
880v batteries each of 224 cells were fitted. Range at 12kts surfaced was 9000NM.
Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Type 1006 navigation
Sonar:
Type 186 flank
Type 187 bow bounted
Type 197 intercept
Other:
N/A
Miscellaneous: