HMS Orpheus (S13)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Orpheus
- Launch Year
- 1959
- Type
- Submarine
- Class
- Oberon-class submarine
- Pennant Number
- S13
- Launched
- 1959
- Built at
- Vickers
- Commissioned
- 1960
- Armament
- Torpedoes
- Propulsion
- Diesel-electric
- Role
- Attack submarine
- Notable for
- Conventional submarine service
- Fate
- Decommissioned 1987
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Orpheus was a Royal Navy submarine of the oberon-class submarine.
Service History
HMS Orpheus served primarily in attack submarine duties and is noted for conventional submarine service.
Historical Significance
HMS Orpheus forms part of the history of British submarine and the evolution of oberon-class submarine.