HMS Otter (S15)

HMS Otter in harbour
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Otter
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding, Greenock
Laid down14 January 1960
Launched15 May 1961
Commissioned20 August 1962
Decommissioned31 July 1991
IdentificationPennant number: S15
FateScrapped at Pounds yard of Portsmouth by European Metal Recycling in April 1992. Parts from the Otter were sold to Chile for use on their O boats.
General characteristics as designed
Class & typeOberon class
Displacement
  • 1,610 tons standard
  • 2,030 tons full load surfaced
  • 2,410 tons full load submerged
Length
Beam26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Draught18 feet (5.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators
  • 2 × 3,000 shaft horsepower (2,200 kW) electric motors
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
Complement68
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Type 186 and Type 187 sonars
  • I-band surface search radar
Armament
  • 8 × 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)
  • 24 torpedoes

HMS Otter (S15) was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.

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