For other ships of the same name, see HMS Scotsman.
| HMS Scotsman (P243) | |
|---|---|
 HMS Scotsman | |
| Career |  |
| Class and type: | S class submarine |
| Name: | HMS Scotsman |
| Ordered: | 20 December 1941 |
| Builder: | Scotts, Greenock |
| Laid down: | 15 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 18 August 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 9 December 1944 |
| Fate: | broken up November 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
814-872 tons surfaced 990 tons submerged |
| Length: | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Speed: |
14.75 knots surfaced 8 knots submerged |
| Complement: | 48 officers and men |
| Armament: |
6 x forward 21-inch torpedo tubes, one aft 13 torpedoes one three-inch gun (four-inch on later boats) one 20 mm cannon three .303-calibre machine gun |
HMS Scotsman was an S class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Scotts, of Greenock and launched on 18 August 1944.
She survived the Second World War and in 1953 took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[1] Scotsman was decommissioned in 1961,[2] and in spring 1964 was scuttled off the Isle of Bute so she could be salvaged as part of a training exercise. She was raised in June 1964 and sold to the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company, arriving at Troon on 19 November 19, 1964 for breaking up.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ↑ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Critchley 1981, p. 23.
- ↑ Critchley 1981, p. 30.
- ↑ "HMS Scotsman". Uboat.net. http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3459.html. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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.
- Critchley, Mike (1981). British Warships Since 1945: Part 2. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-9506323-6-8.
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