HMS Aeneas (P427)
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Aeneas (P427) |
| Namesake: | Aeneas |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird |
| Launched: | 9 October 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 31 July 1946 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Amphion-class submarine |
HMS Aeneas (P427), named after the hero Aeneas from Greek mythology, was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Cammell Laird and launched 9 October 1945.[1]
In 1972 Aeneas was hired by Vickers for use in what proved to be successful trials of the Submarine-Launched Airflight Missile (SLAM) system, an anti aircraft system using a cluster of four Shorts Blowpipe missiles on an extendable mast, allowing attacks against low flying aircraft while the submarine was at periscope depth.
Aeneas was broken up in 1974.
[edit] References
- Submarines in Colour by Bill Gunston - Blandford Colour Series - Blandford - 1976 - ISBN 0-7137-0780-1
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