HMS Oracle
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Oracle |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 26 April 1960 |
Launched | 26 September 1961 |
Commissioned | 14 February 1963 |
Decommissioned | 18 September 1993 |
Fate | Transferred to Pounds scrapyard, Portsmouth in 1997 for breaking up, completed in mid-2003. [1] |
General characteristics as designed | |
Class and type | Oberon-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam | 26.5 feet (8.1 m) |
Draught | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Complement | 68 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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HMS Oracle was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
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 the fabrication of the pressure hull. [2]
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). [3] Displacement was 1,610 tons standard, 2,030 tons full load when surfaced, and 2,410 tons full load when submerged. [3] 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. [3] Top speed was 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) when submerged, and 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface. [3] Eight 21-inch (530 mm) diameter torpedo tubes were fitted (six facing forward, two aft), with a total payload of 24 torpedoes. [3] The boats were fitted with Type 186 and Type 187 sonars, and an I-band surface search radar. [3] The standard complement was 68: 6 officers, 62 sailors. [3]
Oracle was laid down by Cammell Laird on 26 April 1960, and launched on 26 September 1961. [3] The boat was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 14 February 1963. [3]
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Oracle performed three-month secret 'observation' missions in the Arctic region in 1965 during the Cold War period and was on stand-by duty during the tumultuous period when Rhodesia announced independence.
Oracle attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla. [4]
Oracle featured in the 1980s BBC documentary series Submarine as she was host to Perisher trainee submarine commanders.[ citation needed]
Oracle was paid off on 18 September 1993.[ citation needed]
HMS Oracle
| |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Oracle |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 26 April 1960 |
Launched | 26 September 1961 |
Commissioned | 14 February 1963 |
Decommissioned | 18 September 1993 |
Fate | Transferred to Pounds scrapyard, Portsmouth in 1997 for breaking up, completed in mid-2003. [1] |
General characteristics as designed | |
Class and type | Oberon-class submarine |
Displacement |
|
Length |
|
Beam | 26.5 feet (8.1 m) |
Draught | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed |
|
Complement | 68 |
Sensors and processing systems |
|
Armament |
|
HMS Oracle was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
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 the fabrication of the pressure hull. [2]
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). [3] Displacement was 1,610 tons standard, 2,030 tons full load when surfaced, and 2,410 tons full load when submerged. [3] 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. [3] Top speed was 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) when submerged, and 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface. [3] Eight 21-inch (530 mm) diameter torpedo tubes were fitted (six facing forward, two aft), with a total payload of 24 torpedoes. [3] The boats were fitted with Type 186 and Type 187 sonars, and an I-band surface search radar. [3] The standard complement was 68: 6 officers, 62 sailors. [3]
Oracle was laid down by Cammell Laird on 26 April 1960, and launched on 26 September 1961. [3] The boat was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 14 February 1963. [3]
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2015) |
Oracle performed three-month secret 'observation' missions in the Arctic region in 1965 during the Cold War period and was on stand-by duty during the tumultuous period when Rhodesia announced independence.
Oracle attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla. [4]
Oracle featured in the 1980s BBC documentary series Submarine as she was host to Perisher trainee submarine commanders.[ citation needed]
Oracle was paid off on 18 September 1993.[ citation needed]