HMS Orpheus (N46)
 HMS Orpheus
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| Name | HMS Orpheus |
| Builder | William Beardmore and Company (Clyde) |
| Laid down | 14th April 1927 |
| Launched | 26th February 1929 |
| Commissioned | 23rd September 1930 |
| Fate | Sunk on 27th June 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,781 tons surfaced 2,038 tons submerged |
| Length | 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Diesel-electric 2 × diesel engines, 4,600 hp 2 × electric motors, 350 hp 2 screws |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 17.5 kn (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) surfaced 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 8,400 nmi (15,600 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) surfaced 70 nmi (130 km) at 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Complement | 53-55 officers and men |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 8 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) with 16 reloads • 1 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk XII deck gun |
HMS Orpheus (N46) was an O-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by William Beardmore and Company on the Clyde on the 14th April 1927, launched on 26th February 1929 and commissioned on 23rd September 1930.
Orpheus was depth charged and sunk by the Italian destroyer Turbine in the Mediterranean sea while on patrol north of Tobruk on the 27th June 1940.