French submarine Doris (P84)
Doris (ex-HMS Vineyard) on 31 July 1944. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Vineyard |
| Namesake | Vineyard, a plantation of grape-bearing vines |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Ordered | 21 May 1942 |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Laid down | 21 May 1943 |
| Launched | 8 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Fate |
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| France | |
| Name | Doris |
| Namesake | Doris, a sea goddess in Greek mythology |
| Operator | Free French Naval Forces |
| Acquired | 30 June 1944 or 1 August 1944 (see text) |
| Commissioned | 1 August 1944 |
| Fate | Returned to Royal Navy 18 November 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | V-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 62.33 m (204 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Test depth | 91.4 m (300 ft) |
| Complement | 42 |
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Doris (P84) was a British-built V-class submarine loaned to the Free French Naval Forces in 1944 during World War II. She was returned to the Royal Navy in 1947 and scrapped in 1950.