HMS Stubborn

HMS Stubborn was an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 11 November 1942. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Stubborn.

HMS Stubborn
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Stubborn
BuilderCammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down10 September 1941
Launched11 November 1942
Commissioned20 February 1943
FateSunk as ASDIC target, 30 April 1946
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General characteristics
Class and typeS class
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 surfaced
  • 8 knots submerged
Complement48 officers and men
Armament
  • 6 × forward 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, one aft
  • 13 torpedoes
  • one three-inch (76 mm) gun (QF 4-inch on later boats)
  • one 20 mm cannon
  • three .303-calibre machine gun
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