Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
HMS Upholder (S40)
| | |
| Career | 
|
|---|---|
| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 2 December 1986 |
| Commissioned: | 2 June 1990 |
| Decommissioned: | April 1994 |
| Fate: | sold as serviceable to Canada as HMCS Chicoutimi |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,160 tons surfaced 2,400 tons submerged |
| Length: | 230 ft, 7 in (70.3 m) overall |
| Beam: | 23 ft, 7 in (7.2 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft, 11 in (7.6 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) maximum surfaced 20 knots (37 km/h) maximum submerged |
| Complement: | 48 officers and crew, plus 7 trainees |
| Armament: | Six x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes at bow for 18 torpedos |
The second HMS Upholder, pennant S-40, was the lead ship of the Upholder (2400) class of submarines, named after the original Upholder. She was built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL), launched on December 2 1986 and commissioned on June 2, 1990. Her commissioning was delayed because of problems with the torpedo tubes leaking.
Along with the other three vessels in the class, she was decommissioned in April 1994 as a cost-saving measure, amidst some controversy. She was sold in 1998 to the Canadian Navy and she was recommissioned as HMCS Chicoutimi on 2 October 2004.
03-10-2013 05:06:04
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details