HMS Opportune (S20)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Opportune
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Yard number	693
Laid down	26 October 1962
Launched	14 February 1964
Commissioned	29 December 1964
Decommissioned	2 June 1993
Fate	Paid off
General characteristics as designed
Class and type	Oberon class
Displacement	1,610 tons standard; 2,030 tons full load surfaced; 2,410 tons full load submerged;
Length	241 feet (73 m) between perpendiculars; 295.2 feet (90.0 m) length overall;
Beam	26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Draught	18 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;
Complement	68
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 Opportune (S20) was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Opportune
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Yard number	693
Laid down	26 October 1962
Launched	14 February 1964
Commissioned	29 December 1964
Decommissioned	2 June 1993
Fate	Paid off
General characteristics as designed
Class and type	Oberon class
Displacement	1,610 tons standard 2,030 tons full load surfaced 2,410 tons full load submerged
Length	241 feet (73 m) between perpendiculars 295.2 feet (90.0 m) length overall
Beam	26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Draught	18 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
Complement	68
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