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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: