HMS Sibyl (P217)

	Sibyl
History
United Kingdom
Name	Sibyl
Ordered	4 April 1940
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	31 December 1940
Launched	29 April 1942
Commissioned	16 August 1942
Fate	Broken up, 1948
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General characteristics
Class and type	S-class submarine
Displacement	865 long tons (879 t) (surfaced); 990 long tons (1,010 t) (submerged);
Length	217 ft (66.1 m)
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.2 m)
Draught	14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Installed power	1,900 bhp (1,400 kW) (diesel); 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric);
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) (surfaced); 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (submerged);
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced); 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	300 ft (91.4 m)
Complement	48
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 129AR or 138 ASDIC; Type 291 early-warning radar;
Armament	7 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 × bow, 1 × stern); 1 × 3 in (76 mm) deck gun; 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA gun;

HMS Sibyl was an S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 29 April 1942.

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