HMS Statesman

HMS Statesman
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Statesman
Builder	Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down	2 November 1942
Launched	14 September 1943
Commissioned	13 December 1943
Renamed	Sultane, 5 November 1959
Reclassified	Lent to French Navy 1952
Fate	Sold 3 January 1961
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General characteristics
Class and type	S-class submarine
Displacement	814-872 tons surfaced 990 tons submerged
Length	217 ft (66 m)
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Speed	14.75 knots (27.32 km/h; 16.97 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Complement	48
Armament	6 × forward 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, one aft 13 torpedoes 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun (QF 4 in gun on later boats) 1 × 20 mm cannon 3 × .303-calibre machine guns

HMS Statesman (P246) was an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 14 September 1943. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Statesman.