HMS Uther (P62)
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 HM Submarines Uther and Unbroken coming alongside their depot ship at Scapa Flow after a successful patrol |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | U-class submarine |
| Name: | HMS Uther |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 31 January 1942 |
| Launched: | 6 April 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 15 August 1943 |
| Fate: | scrapped April 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load Submerged - 730 tons |
| Length: | 58.22 m (191 feet) |
| Beam: | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shaft diesel-electric |
| Speed: |
11.25 knots max surfaced 10 knots max submerged |
| Complement: | 27-31 |
| Armament: |
4 bow internal 21 inch torpedo tubes - 8 - 10 torpedoes 1 - 3 inch gun |
HMS Uther (P62) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Uther.
[edit] Career
Uther had a relatively quiet wartime career, serving on a number of uneventful patrols. She continued in service for another five years and was eventually sold for scrapping in February 1950, and broken up at Hayle in April 1950.
[edit] References
- HMS Uther (P 62). uboat.net.
- Ursula to Utmost. British submarines of World War II.
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, by Robert Hutchinson
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