HMS Achates was a planned Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, launched in 1945 but not completed and expended as a target off Gibraltar in June 1950.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Achates (P433) |
| Laid down | 8 March 1944 |
| Launched | 20 September 1945 |
| Fate | Expended as a target 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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References edit
- ^ Colledge & Warlow 2006, p. 20.
Bibliography edit
- 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.