HMS Odin (S10)
HMS Odin was a British Oberon-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy.
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| 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 |
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| Class and type: | Oberon-class submarine |
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| Beam: | 26.5 feet (8.1 m) |
| Draught: | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
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| Complement: | 68 (6 officers, 62 enlisted) |
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Design and construction
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
Odin was decommissioned on 18 October 1990. She was sold for scrap in Greece in October 1991.
References
- Chant, Christopher (2005). Submarine Warfare Today: The World's Deadliest Underwater Weapons Systems. Wigston: Silverdale Books. p. . ISBN 1-84509-158-2. OCLC 156749009.
- 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
- Submarines, war beneath the waves, from 1776 to the present day, by Robert Hutchinson
- 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.
