HMS Opossum (S19)

	HMS Opossum (S19)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Opossum
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	21 December 1961
Launched	23 May 1963
Commissioned	5 June 1964
Decommissioned	August 1993
Fate	Paid off for disposal
General characteristics as designed
Class and type	Oberon class
Displacement	1,610 tons standard; 2,030 tons full load surfaced; 2,410 tons full load submerged;
Length	241 feet (73 m) between perpendiculars; 295.2 feet (90.0 m) length overall;
Beam	26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Draught	18 feet (5.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators; 2 × 3,000 shaft horsepower (2,200 kW) electric motors; 2 shafts;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged; 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced;
Complement	68
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 186 and Type 187 sonars; I-band surface search radar;
Armament	8 × 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft); 24 torpedoes;

HMS Opossum (S19) was an Oberon-class submarine in service with the Royal Navy from 1964 to 1993.

History
HMS Opossum (S19)
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Opossum
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	21 December 1961
Launched	23 May 1963
Commissioned	5 June 1964
Decommissioned	August 1993
Fate	Paid off for disposal
General characteristics as designed
Class and type	Oberon class
Displacement	1,610 tons standard 2,030 tons full load surfaced 2,410 tons full load submerged
Length	241 feet (73 m) between perpendiculars 295.2 feet (90.0 m) length overall
Beam	26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Draught	18 feet (5.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators 2 × 3,000 shaft horsepower (2,200 kW) electric motors 2 shafts
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
Complement	68
Sensors and processing systems	Type 186 and Type 187 sonars I-band surface search radar
Armament	8 × 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft) 24 torpedoes