HMS Oberon (S09)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Oberon.

HMS Oberon (s09)
History
United Kingdom
NameOberon
NamesakeOberon - King of Shadows
BuilderChatham Dockyard, England
Laid down28 November 1957
Launched18 July 1959
Commissioned24 February 1961
Decommissioned1986
FateScrapped Grimsby, 1991
General characteristics as designed
Class and typeOberon class
Displacement
  • 1,610 tons standard
  • 2,030 tons full load surfaced
  • 2,410 tons full load submerged
Length
Beam26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Draught18 feet (5.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators
  • 2 × 3,000 shaft horsepower (2,200 kW) electric motors
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
Complement68
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 186 and Type 187 sonars
  • I-band surface search radar
Armament
  • 8 × 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)
  • 24 torpedoes

HMS Oberon was the lead ship of the Oberon-class submarines, operated by the Royal Navy.