Sea Weapons

Submarine (1945)

Amphion class

HMS Artemis (P449)

Preceded by:

V-class (1943)

Succeeded by:

Porpoise (1958)

Datafile

ClassAmphionAmphion (Mod.)
TypeSubmarineSubmarine
Year19451956
Crew6163
Dimensions
Length85.1 m67.4 m (pp)
85.9 m
Beam6.8 m6.8 m
Draught5.2 m5.5 m
Displacement
Empty1,120 t1,120 t
Surfaced1,385 t1,443 t
Submerged1,620 t1,620 t
Performance
Speed34 km/h / 15 km/h35 km/h / 28 km/h
Range19,446 km @ 20 km/h
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Depth105 m105 m
Machinery
Shafts22
Turbines2 x Diesel engine
4,300 hp
Vickers / Admiralty
2 x Electric motor
1,250 hp

2 x Diesel engine
4,300 hp
Vickers-Admiralty
2 x Electric motor
1,250 hp

FuelOil: 219 tOil: 213 t
Armament
Torpedo tubes4 x 533-mm [bow]
2 x 533-mm [stern]
4 x 533-mm [ext]
4 x 533-mm [bow]
2 x 533-mm [stern]
AS WeaponsM Mk II Mine (18)
Mk VIII Torpedo (20)
M Mk II Mine (18)
M Mk V Mine (26)
Mk VIII Torpedo (18)
Mk 23 Torpedo (18)
Armor
ArmorNoneNone
Sensors
RadarType 267W
Type 267W
SonarType 138
Type 152
Type 186
Type 187
Type 197
Production
Built1614
Total16

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Abelard P451 Portsmouth DYd----Cancelled
Acasta P452 Portsmouth DYd----Cancelled
Ace P414 Devonport DYd03/12/194314/03/1945--Cancelled, scrapped
Achates P433 Devonport DYd08/03/194420/09/1945--Cancelled, scrapped
Acheron P411 Chatham DYd26/08/194425/03/194717/04/194802/1971Sold/Scrapped
Adept P412 Chatham DYd----Cancelled
Admirable P434 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Adversary P457 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Aeneas P427 Cammell Laird28/04/194425/10/194531/07/194614/11/1974Sold/Scrapped
Affray P421 Cammell Laird16/01/194412/04/194502/05/194616/04/1951 Loss, unknown cause
Agate P448 Cammell Laird----Cancelled
Aggressor P446 Cammell Laird----Cancelled
Agile P443 Cammell Laird----Cancelled
Aladdin P454 Cammell Laird----Cancelled
Alaric P441 Cammell Laird31/05/194418/02/194611/12/19461971Sold/Scrapped
Alcestis P453 Cammell Laird----Cancelled
Alcide P415 Vickers-Armstrong02/01/194512/04/194518/10/194618/06/1974Sold/Scrapped
Alderney P416 Vickers-Armstrong06/02/194525/06/194510/12/194611/1967Sold/Scrapped
Alliance P417 Vickers-Armstrong13/03/194528/07/194514/05/19471973Preserved
Ambush P418 Vickers-Armstrong17/05/194524/09/194522/07/194711/1967Sold/Scrapped
Amphion P439 Vickers-Armstrong14/11/194331/08/194427/03/194524/06/1971Sold/Scrapped
Anchorite P422 Vickers-Armstrong19/07/194522/01/194618/11/194728/07/1970Sold/Scrapped
Andrew P423 Vickers-Armstrong13/08/194506/04/194616/03/194805/05/1977Sold/Scrapped
Andromache P424 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Answer P425 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Antaeus P429 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Antagonist P428 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Anzac P431 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Aphrodite P432 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Approach P435 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Arcadian P436 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Ardent P437 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Argosy P438 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Artemis P449 Scotts28/02/194426/08/194615/08/194701/07/1971 Loss, unknown cause
Artful P456 Scotts08/06/194422/05/194702/02/19481969Sold/Scrapped
Asgard P458 Scotts----Cancelled
Asperity P444 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Assurance P462 Scotts----Cancelled
Astarte P461 Scotts----Cancelled
Astute P447 Vickers-Armstrong04/04/194430/01/194530/06/194502/09/1970Sold/Scrapped
Atlantis P442 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Auriga P419 Vickers-Armstrong07/06/194429/03/194512/01/194614/11/1974Sold/Scrapped
Aurochs P426 Vickers-Armstrong21/06/194428/07/194507/02/19471966Sold/Scrapped
Austere P445 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Awake P459 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Aztec P455 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled

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