HMS Onslaught (S14)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Onslaught |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard, England |
| Laid down: | 8 April 1959 |
| Launched: | 24 September 1960 |
| Commissioned: | 14 August 1962 |
| Decommissioned: | 1990 |
| Identification: | pennant number: S14 |
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| Class and type: | Oberon-class submarine |
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| Beam: | 26.5 feet (8.1 m) |
| Draught: | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
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| Complement: | 68 (6 officers, 62 enlisted) |
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HMS Onslaught was a British Oberon-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy.
Design and construction
The Oberon class was a direct follow on of the Porpoise-class, with the same dimensions and external design, but updates to equipment and internal fittings, and a higher grade of steel used for fabrication of the pressure hull.[1]
As designed for British service, the Oberon-class submarines were 241 feet (73 m) in length between perpendiculars and 295.2 feet (90.0 m) in length overall, with a beam of 26.5 feet (8.1 m), and a draught of 18 feet (5.5 m).[2] Displacement was 1,610 tons standard, 2,030 tons full load when surfaced, and 2,410 tons full load when submerged.[2] Propulsion machinery consisted of 2 Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators, and two 6,000 shaft horsepower (4,500 kW) electric motors, each driving a 7 feet (2.1 m) 3-bladed propeller at up to 400 rpm.[2] Top speed was 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) when submerged, and 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface.[2] Eight 21-inch (530 mm) diameter torpedo tubes were fitted (six facing forward, two aft), with a total payload of 24 torpedoes.[2] The boats were fitted with Type 186 and Type 187 sonars, and an I-band surface search radar.[2] The standard complement was 68: 6 officers, 62 sailors.[2]
Onslaught was laid down by Chatham Dockyard on 8 April 1959, and launched on 24 September 1960.[2] The boat was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 14 August 1962.[2]
Operational history
Her patrols in the Mediterranean and Baltic from 1986 to 1988 are classified.[3]
Decommissioning and fate
Onslaught was paid off in 1990.
References
- ↑ Chant, Christopher (2005). Submarine Warfare Today: The World's Deadliest Underwater Weapons Systems. Wigston: Silverdale Books. p. . ISBN 1-84509-158-2. OCLC 156749009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moore, John, ed. (1977). Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78. Jane's Fighting Ships (80th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 490. ISBN 0531032779. OCLC 18207174.
- ↑ "Rear-Admiral David Cooke - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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.
- Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson.
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