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HMS Upshot (P82)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Upshot
Ordered21 May 1942
BuilderVickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down30 May 1943
Launched24 March 1944
Commissioned15 May 1944
Decommissioned2 November 1949
IdentificationPennant number P82
FateScrapped at Thos. W. Ward's shipbreakers, Preston
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General characteristics
Class and typeV-class submarine
Displacement
  • 545 tons standard/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)
Propulsion2 shaft diesel-electric, 2 Paxman diesel generators + electric motors, 615 hp (459 kW) / 825 hp (615 kW)
Speed
  • 11.25 knots (21 km/h) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged
Complement33 officers and men
Armament

HMS Upshot was a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built during the Second World War as part of the second batch (18 in number) of V-class submarines ordered on 21 May 1942.

She was built by Vickers-Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness), being laid down on 3 May 1943, launched on 24 March 1944, and finally commissioned on 15 May 1944.

Fate

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The submarine was decommissioned on 2 November 1949 and broken up for scrap in Preston.

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • HMS Upshot at Uboat.net
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