HMS Alderney (P416)

HMS Alderney at Plymouth Sound in 1954.
History
United Kingdom
NameAlderney
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down6 February 1945
Launched25 June 1945
Commissioned10 December 1946
DecommissionedNovember 1967
IdentificationPennant number P416
FateSold to be broken up for scrap on 6 June 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeAmphion-class submarine
Displacement1,360/1,590 tons (surface/submerged)
Length293 ft 6 in (89.46 m)
Beam22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
Draught18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
Propulsion2 × 2,150 hp (1,600 kW) Admiralty ML 8-cylinder diesel engine, 2 × 625 hp (466 kW) electric motors for submergence driving two shafts
Speed18.5 kn (34.3 km/h) surface, 8 kn (15 km/h) submerged
Range
  • 10,500 nmi (19,400 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h) surfaced
  • 16 nmi (30 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) or 90 nmi (170 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h) submerged
Test depth350 ft (110 m)
Complement60
Armament

HMS Alderney (P416/S66), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Barrow and launched 25 June 1945[1] by Mrs Molly Wallis, wife of Sir Barnes Wallis. She was the 12th of the class and was scrapped in 1972.

  1. ^ "HMS Alderney (P 416) of the Royal Navy - British Submarine of the a class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net".