HMS Upright

	HMS Upright (second from left)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Upright
Builder	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	6 November 1939
Launched	21 April 1940
Commissioned	3 September 1940
Fate	Scrapped March 1946
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General characteristics
Class and type	U-class submarine
Displacement	Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load; Submerged - 730 tons;
Length	58.22 m (191 ft)
Beam	4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.62 m (15 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft diesel-electric; 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors; 615 / 825 hp;
Speed	11.25 knots max surfaced; 10 knots max submerged;
Complement	27-31
Armament	4 bow internal 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 external; 10 torpedoes; 1 - 3-inch (76 mm) gun;

HMS Upright was a British U-class submarine, of the second group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 6 November 1939 and was commissioned on 3 September 1940. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Upright.

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