HMS Sidon (P259)

HMS Sidon was a submarine of the Royal Navy, launched in September 1944, one of the third group of S class built by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead, named after the naval bombardment of Sidon in 1840. An explosion caused by a faulty torpedo sank her in Portland Harbour with the loss of 13 lives.

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

HMS Sidon
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sidon
BuilderCammell Laird Shipyard - Birkenhead
Laid down7 July 1943
Launched4 September 1944
Commissioned23 November 1944
Fate
  • Wrecked by own torpedo explosion 16 June 1955
  • Refloated, sunk for target practice 14 June 1957
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General characteristics
Class and typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 814-872 tons surfaced
  • 990 tons submerged
Length217 ft (66 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Speed
  • 14.75 knots (27 km/h) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged
Complement48 officers and men
Armament
  • 6 × forward 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, one aft
  • 13 torpedoes
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 1 × 20 mm cannon
  • 3 × .303-calibre machine gun
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