HMS Vengeful (P86)

HMS Vengeful (P86)
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Vengeful
Ordered: 21 May 1942
Builder: Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down: 30 July 1943
Launched: 20 July 1944
Commissioned: 16 October 1944
Decommissioned: 1957
Identification: Pennant number P86
Fate: Scrapped at Gateshead on 22 March 1958.
General characteristics
Class and type: V-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 545 tons surfaced
  • 740 tons submerged
Length: 206 ft (63 m)
Speed:
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth: 300 ft (91 m)
Complement: 37
Armament:
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes and 8 torpedoes
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) deck gun
  • 3 × .303 calibre machine guns for anti-aircraft defence

HMS Vengeful was a Second World War British submarine of the V class.

Construction

HMS Vengeful was built at Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, U.K. between July 1943 and July 1944.

Service history

HMS Vengeful served in the RN from October 1944 to April 1945.

Post-war

HMS Vengeful was lent to the Greek Navy from April 1945 until 1957.

References

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