HMS Uproar

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Uproar
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down30 April 1940
Launched27 November 1940
Commissioned2 April 1941
Renamed
  • Originally named P 31
  • Renamed Ullswater in February 1943
  • Renamed Uproar in April 1943.
FateSold to be broken up for scrap 13 February 1946
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General characteristics
Class & typeU-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load
  • Submerged - 730 tons
Length58.22 m (191 ft)
Beam4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught4.62 m (15 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors
  • 615 / 825 hp
Speed
  • 11.25 knots (20.8 km/h) max surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h) max submerged
Complement27-31
Armament

HMS Uproar (P31) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Uproar. She was originally named P 31, renamed Ulleswater in February 1943 and finally renamed Uproar in April 1943.