HMS Artful (P456)
HMS Artful (P456), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Greenock and launched 22 May 1944.
A RCN Avenger AS.3 over HMS Artful in the mid-1950s | |
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Ordered | 7 April 1943 |
Builder | Scotts of Greenock |
Laid down | 8 June 1944 |
Launched | 22 May 1947 |
Commissioned | 23 February 1948 |
Decommissioned | September 1969 |
Identification | Pennant number P456 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Amphion-class submarine |
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Length | 293 ft 6 in (89.46 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
Draught | 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m) |
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Test depth | 350 ft (110 m) |
Complement | 60 |
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In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1955 she was the first of her class to be rebuilt and streamlined. In 1966 she completed a refit and recommissioned for service with the Home Fleet. In 1967 she undertook a Home Fleet Squadron tour to the West Indies and later that year attended Portsmouth Navy Days.
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