HMS Otter (S15)

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

HMS Otter in harbour
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Otter
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding, Greenock
Laid down14 January 1960
Launched15 May 1961
Commissioned20 August 1962
Decommissioned31 July 1991
IdentificationPennant number: S15
FateScrapped at Pounds yard of Portsmouth by European Metal Recycling in April 1992. Parts from the Otter were sold to Chile for use on their O boats.
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 Otter (S15) was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.