HMS Vampire was a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy (RN).[2]

HMS Vampire
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vampire
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down9 November 1942
Launched20 July 1943
Commissioned13 November 1943
IdentificationPennant number P72
Motto
  • Invisa et Inopinata
  • Latin: "Unseen and Unexpected"[1]
Honours and
awards
Aegean 1944
FateScrapped at Gateshead, March 1950
General characteristics
Class and typeV-class submarine
Displacement
  • 545 tons (standard - surfaced)
  • 658 tons (full load - surfaced)
  • 740 tons (submerged)
Length204 ft 6 in (62.33 m)
Beam16 ft 1 in (4.90 m)
Draught15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors
  • 615 hp (459 kW) / 825 hp (615 kW)
Speed
  • 11.25 knots (20.84 km/h) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged
Complement33
Armament

The boat was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness on 9 November 1942. She was launched on 20 July 1943,[2] and commissioned into the RN on 13 November 1943.

The submarine operated during the late stages of World War II, and earned the battle honour "Aegean 1944".[2] The submarine was decommissioned after the war in September 1945 and was broken up for scrap at Gateshead in March 1950

Notes

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  1. ^ Cassells, The Destroyers, p. 240
  2. ^ a b c Cassells, The Destroyers, p. 145

References

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  • Cassells, Vic (2000). The Destroyers: their battles and their badges. East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7318-0893-2. OCLC 46829686.
  • "HMS Vampire (P 72)". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2007.