HMS Walrus (S08) and other ships in Kiel harbour, Germany
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Walrus |
Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock |
Laid down | 12 February 1958 |
Launched | 22 September 1959 |
Commissioned | 10 February 1961 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Porpoise class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 290 ft (88 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 7 in (8.10 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
Complement | 71 |
Armament |
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HMS Walrus (S08) was the last of the Porpoise class submarines of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 22 September 1959, and commissioned on 10 February 1961.[1]