HMS Opossum (S18)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Opossum
- Launch Year
- 1963
- Type
- Submarine
- Class
- Oberon-class submarine
- Pennant Number
- S18
- Launched
- 1963
- Built at
- Chatham Dockyard
- Commissioned
- 1964
- Armament
- Torpedoes
- Propulsion
- Diesel-electric
- Role
- Attack submarine
- Notable for
- Cold War patrols
- Fate
- Decommissioned 1993
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Opossum was a Royal Navy submarine of the oberon-class submarine.
Service History
HMS Opossum served primarily in attack submarine duties and is noted for cold war patrols.
Historical Significance
HMS Opossum forms part of the history of British submarine and the evolution of oberon-class submarine.