For other ships of the same name, see HMS Orpheus.
| HMS Orpheus (S11) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Owner: | RN |
| Operator: | RN |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 8 April 1959 |
| Launched: | 17 November 1959 |
| Decommissioned: | 1990s |
| In service: | 1960s-1990s |
| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | Diesel / Electric generator |
| Notes: | scrapped 1994 |
HMS Orpheus was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Navy built at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched on 17 November 1959. Orpheus attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla.[1]
She was in harbour service in 1987 and was broken up in 1994.
Commanding Officers[]
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1977 | Lieutenant Commander J B Taylor RN |
| 1978 | 1979 | Lieutenant Commander W R Pym RN |
| 1982 | 1984 | Lieutenant Commander Mark Stanhope RN |
References[]
- ↑ Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO
Publications[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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