&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Olympus.jpg) HMS Olympus taking in supplies in Manoel Creek, Grand Harbour, Malta, December 1941
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| Name | HMS Olympus |
| Builder | William Beardmore and Company |
| Laid down | 14 April 1927 |
| Launched | 11 December 1928 |
| Commissioned | 14 June 1930 |
| Identification | Pennant number: N35 |
| Fate | Sunk by mine off Malta, 8 May 1942 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Odin-class submarine |
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| Length | 283 ft 8 in (86.5 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 11 in (6.1 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 1 in (4.9 m) |
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| Complement | 53-55 officers and men |
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HMS Olympus was an Odin-class submarine, a class originally designed for the Royal Australian Navy to cope with long distance patrolling in Pacific waters. Olympus was built to the same design for the Royal Navy. She served from 1931 to 1939 on the China Station and 1939-1940 out of Colombo.[1] In 1940 she went to the Mediterranean. She was sunk by a mine off Malta in May 1942 killing 89 crew. 9 survivors: Herbert Rawlings,
- ^ Chalcraft, Geoff. "Junon to Oxley : Olympus". British Submarines of World War II. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.