HMS Otus (S18)

	HMS Otus
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Otus
Builder	Scotts Yard in Greenock, Scotland
Yard number	688
Laid down	31 May 1961
Launched	17 October 1962
Commissioned	5 October 1963
Decommissioned	1990s
Identification	Pennant number: S18
Status	Museum ship in Sassnitz, Germany
General characteristics as designed
Class and type	Oberon-class submarine
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 VTS 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 Otus was a Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine launched in 1962. She was decommissioned in the early 1990s and is now a museum ship in Germany.

History
HMS Otus
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Otus
Builder	Scotts Yard in Greenock, Scotland
Yard number	688
Laid down	31 May 1961
Launched	17 October 1962
Commissioned	5 October 1963
Decommissioned	1990s
Identification	Pennant number: S18
Status	Museum ship in Sassnitz, Germany
General characteristics as designed
Class and type	Oberon-class submarine
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 VTS 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