HMS Subtle (P251)

	HMS Subtle in April 1944
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Subtle
Builder	Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down	1 February 1943
Launched	27 January 1944
Commissioned	16 April 1944
Fate	broken up in July 1959
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General characteristics
Class & type	S-class submarine
Displacement	814 long tons (827 t) surfaced; 990 long tons (1,010 t) submerged;
Length	217 ft (66.1 m)
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.2 m)
Draught	14 ft 1 in (4.3 m)
Installed power	1,900 bhp (1,400 kW) (diesel); 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric);
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	14.75 knots (27.32 km/h; 16.97 mph) surfaced; 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged;
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surface; 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth	350 feet (106.7 m)
Complement	48
Armament	7 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 1 stern); 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) deck gun;

HMS Subtle was a S-class submarine of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She survived the war and was scrapped in 1959.

History
HMS Subtle in April 1944
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Subtle
Builder	Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down	1 February 1943
Launched	27 January 1944
Commissioned	16 April 1944
Fate	broken up in July 1959
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	S-class submarine
Displacement	814 long tons (827 t) surfaced 990 long tons (1,010 t) submerged
Length	217 ft (66.1 m)
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.2 m)
Draught	14 ft 1 in (4.3 m)
Installed power	1,900 bhp (1,400 kW) (diesel) 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	14.75 knots (27.32 km/h; 16.97 mph) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surface; 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth	350 feet (106.7 m)
Complement	48
Armament	7 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 1 stern) 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) deck gun