HMS Thames (N71)

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

HMS Thames
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Thames
Ordered1931
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow
Launched26 February 1932
HomeportDundee
FateMissing, probably mined 23 July 1940[1]
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General characteristics
Displacement
  • 2,165 tons surfaced
  • 2,680 tons submerged
Length345 ft (105 m)
Beam28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Draught15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel electric
  • 2 supercharged diesels 10,000 hp max
  • 2 electric motors 2500 hp
Speed
  • 22 knots surfaced
  • 10 knots submerged
Complement61
Sensors and
processing systems		ASDIC
Armament

HMS Thames (N71) was an ocean-going type of submarine of the River Class. She was built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on 26 February 1932. She was completed on 14 September 1932, and after commissioning was assigned to the Mediterranean, stationed at Malta.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference uboatnet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ GB Mason, HMS Thames at naval-history.net