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Specifications
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HMS Sidon |
British S-Class |
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| Built By |
Cammell Laird &Co LTD.. Birkenhead
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| Laid down |
7th July 1943
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| Launched |
4th September 1944
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| Commissioned |
24th October 1944
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| Pennant number |
259 / S59
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| Motto |
Nemo fatigabit Sidoniam (None shall tire Sidon)
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| Crest |
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| Displacement |
714 Tons standard. 814 Tons surfaced. 990 Tons surfaced
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| Dimentions |
Length: 217 feet. Beam: 23 feet 9 inches.
Draft: 14 feet 1 inches at surface displacement. |
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| Crew |
44 - 48
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| Propultion |
2x sets Admiralty design deisel engines. (1900 BHP) Built by Peter Brotherhood Ltd, Peterborough
2 x sets electric motors (1300HP) Twin screws. |
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| Range |
Surfaced: 3760 miles at full speed with 40 tons of fuel in the main ballast tanks.
6800 miles at 5 knots. (Total 80 tons of fuel) Submerged: 56 miles at 4 knots. 30 minutes at full speed. |
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| Armament |
6 x 21 inch Bow torpedo tubes, 12 torpedos carried.
1 x 4 inch mark 12 gun. 1 x 20mm Ocrlikon gun |
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| Max speed |
14.75 knots surfaced
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| C/Os |
Lt HC Gowan
Lt (E) SW Stevens Lt CB Mills DSC Lt PA Fickling Lt JH Blacklock Lt IHD Rankin Lt Cmdr HT Verry |
(28th sept 1944 - 28th dec 1945
2nd feb 1948 (during refit) 24th jun 1959 - 4th sept 1950 21st aug 1950 - 16th feb 1952 16th feb 1952 - 1st mar 1953 26th mar 1953 - 23rd apr 1954 30th jun 1954 - 16th jun 1955 |
