HMS Osiris (S13)

HMS Osiris (S13) was an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Osiris.

HMS Osiris at Portsmouth Navy Days, August 1982
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Osiris
NamesakeOsiris
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs at Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down26 January 1962
Launched29 November 1962
Commissioned11 January 1964
Decommissioned1989
FateSold to Canadian Forces, 1989
BadgeBlazon azure with the profile of Osiris
Canada
Acquired1989, for spare parts
FateScrapped, 1991
General characteristics as designed
Class and typeOberon class
Displacement
  • 1,610 tons standard
  • 2,030 tons full load surfaced
  • 2,410 tons full load submerged
Length
  • 241 feet (73 m) between perpendiculars
  • 295.2 feet (90.0 m) length overall
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 and
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
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