HMS Artemis P-449 / S-39 / S-49 |
Type: |
Submarine |
Class: |
A (Amphion) |
Number in Class: |
16 (Class details) |
Pennant Number : |
P-449 S-39 S-49 |
Built By: |
Scotts Greenock, Scotland |
Keel Laid Down: |
February 28, 1944 |
Launched: |
August 26, 1946 |
Commissioned: |
August 15, 1947 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
July 1, 1971 Sunk while refueling at Gosport, Hampshire, England. Raised July 6, 1971 Sold to HG Pounds on December 12, 1971 and scrapped in Plymouth, England. |
Note: Dimensions and armament are general for class as built. |
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Length: |
280' 6" |
Beam: |
22' 4" |
Draft: |
16' 9" |
Displacement: |
1,385 (Surfaced) 1,620 (Submerged) |
Depth Limit: |
350' |
Speed: |
18.5 knots (Surfaced) 8 knots (Submerged) |
Range: |
10,500 (Surfaced at 11 knots) 16 (Submerged at 8 knots) |
Armament: |
10 x 21" torpedo tubes (6 forward, 4 aft.) Note: 2 each forward and aft were external one shot tubes which were later removed. 20 torpedoes or 26 mines 1 x 4" deck gun 1 x 20mm Oerlikon 3 x .303 cal. machine guns |
Crew: |
61 |
Notes: |
Surviving boats modernized between 1955-1960. Both forward and aft sections were rebuilt, sail modified and the external torpedo tubes were removed. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published May 10, 2006 |