HMS Spiteful (P227)

	Spiteful photographed on 21 September 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	Spiteful
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Laid down	19 September 1941
Launched	5 June 1943
Commissioned	6 October 1943
Decommissioned	15 July 1963
Identification	Pennant number: P227
Fate	Scrapped
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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 Spiteful (Pennant number P227) was a third-batch S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

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