HMS Ace (P414) was the name allocated to an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy which was laid down on 3 December 1943 and launched at Devonport Dockyard on 14 March 1945 during the Second World War.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Ace |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Laid down | 3 November 1943 |
| Launched | 14 March 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P414 |
| Fate | Broken up, June 1950 |
| General characteristics if completed | |
| Class and type | Amphion-class submarine |
| Displacement | 1,360/1,590 tons (surface/submerged) |
| Length | 293 ft 6 in (89.46 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 2,150 hp (1,600 kW) Admiralty ML 8-cylinder diesel engine, 2 × 625 hp (466 kW) electric motors for submergence driving two shafts |
| Speed |
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| Test depth | 350 ft (110 m) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament |
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She was not completed because of the end of the war, however the hull was used for explosives testing before arrival in June 1950 to Messrs. Smith & Houston of Port Glasgow, Scotland to be broken up.[1][2]
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