HMS Regulus (N88)

	RN submarine HMS Regulus (N88)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Regulus
Builder	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	17 July 1929
Launched	11 June 1930
Commissioned	7 December 1930
Fate	Sunk 6 December 1940 near Taranto, probably mined
General characteristics
Class and type	Rainbow-class submarine
Displacement	1,763 long tons (1,791 t) surfaced; 2,030 long tons (2,060 t) submerged;
Length	287 ft (87 m)
Beam	30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 2 × Admiralty diesel engines, 4,640 hp; 2 × electric motors, 1,635 hp; 2 shafts;
Speed	17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) surfaced; 8.6 kn (9.9 mph; 15.9 km/h) submerged;
Complement	53
Armament	8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) with 14 reloads; 1 × QF 4.7 in Mark IX deck gun;

HMS Regulus (N88) was a Rainbow-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s.

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