| HMS Auriga (P419) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Ordered: | Very late in World War II |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 7 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 29 March 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 12 January 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold to be broken up for scrap on 14 November 1974. Scrapped at Newport in February 1975. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,360/1,590 tons (surface/submerged) |
| Length: | 293 ft 6 in (89.46 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Draught: | 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 2,150 hp (1,600 kW) Admiralty ML 8-cylinder diesel engine, 2 × 625 hp (466 kW) electric motors for submergence driving two shafts |
| Speed: | 18.5/8 knots (surface/submerged) |
| Range: |
10,500 nautical miles (19,400 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced 16 nautical miles (30 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) or 90 nautical miles (170 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 350 ft (110 m) |
| Complement: | 5 officers 55 enlisted |
| Armament: |
6 × 21" (2 external)bow torpedo tube, 4 × 21" (2 external) stern torpedo tube, containing a total of 20 torpedoes Mines: 26 1 × 4" main deck gun, 3 × 0.303 machine gun, 1 × 20 mm AA Oerlikon 20 mm gun |
HMS Auriga (P419), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched 29 March 1945.[1]
In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[2]
Commanding officers[]
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1953 | Lieutenant-Commander J A L Wilkinson DSC RN |
| 1968 | 1968 |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3642.html
- ↑ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15 June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
External links[]
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