HMS Subtle (P251)

HMS Subtle in April 1944
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Subtle
Builder	Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down	1 February 1943
Launched	27 January 1944
Commissioned	16 April 1944
Fate	broken up in July 1959
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General characteristics
Class and type	S-class submarine
Displacement	814 long tons (827 t) surfaced 990 long tons (1,010 t) submerged
Length	217 ft (66.1 m)
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.2 m)
Draught	14 ft 1 in (4.3 m)
Installed power	1,900 bhp (1,400 kW) (diesel) 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	14.75 knots (27.32 km/h; 16.97 mph) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surface; 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth	350 feet (106.7 m)
Complement	48
Armament	7 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 1 stern) 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) deck gun

HMS Subtle was a S-class submarine of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She survived the war and was scrapped in 1959.