HMS Walrus (S08)

	HMS Walrus (S08) and other ships in Kiel harbour, Germany
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Walrus
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Laid down	12 February 1958
Launched	22 September 1959
Commissioned	10 February 1961
Fate	Sold in 1987; Broken up in 1991;
General characteristics
Class and type	Porpoise class submarine
Displacement	2,080 tons surfaced; 2,450 tons submerged;
Length	290 ft (88 m)
Beam	26 ft 7 in (8.10 m)
Draught	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty Standard range diesel generators, 1,650 hp (1.230 MW); 2 × English Electric main motors, 12,000 hp (8.95 MW); 2 shafts;
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h) surfaced; 17 kn (31 km/h)submerged;
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	71
Armament	8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 bow, 2 stern; 30 × Mk8 or Mk23 torpedoes, later the Mark 24 Tigerfish;

HMS Walrus (S08) was the last of the Porpoise class submarines of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 22 September 1959, and commissioned on 10 February 1961.

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