HMS Oberon (P21)

	HMS Oberon at sea, bow and stern images
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Oberon
Laid down	22 March 1924
Launched	24 September 1926
Commissioned	24 August 1927
Decommissioned	5 July 1944
Identification	Pennant number P21
Fate	Scrapped 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Odin-class submarine
Displacement	1,311 long tons (1,332 t) surfaced; 1,892 long tons (1,922 t) submerged;
Length	270 ft (82 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 2 × diesel engines, 4,600 hp (3,400 kW); 2 × electric motors, 350 hp (260 kW); 2 screws;
Speed	15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) surfaced; 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged;
Range	8,400 nmi (15,600 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) surfaced; 70 nmi (130 km) at 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h) submerged;
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	54
Armament	8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) with 16 reloads; 1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk XII deck gun; 2 × Lewis machine guns;

HMS Oberon was the prototype for the Odin-class submarine of the Royal Navy.

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