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HMS Vivid (P77)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vivid.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vivid
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Walker-on-Tyne[1]
Laid down27 October 1942[1]
Launched15 September 1943[1]
Commissioned19 September 1944[1]
IdentificationPennant number P77
FateScrapped at Faslane, October 1950[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeV-class submarine
Length195 ft 6 in (59.59 m)[2]
Beam15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)[2]
Depth15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)[2]
Speed
Endurance
  • Surface: 4,050 nmi (7,500 km; 4,660 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (design)
  • Submerged: 23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) or 170 nmi (310 km; 200 mi) at 2.5 kn (4.6 km/h; 2.9 mph) (design)[2]
Test depth200 ft (61 m)[2]
Complement33[2]
Armament4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tube. 1 × 3 in gun, 3 × 0.303 in machine guns[2]

HMS Vivid was a V-class submarine laid down in 1942 and launched in 1943 by Vickers Armstrong in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for the British Royal Navy.[1][2][3] She was launched in September 1943 and, under the command of Lieutenant John Cromwell Varley DSC, served with the 10th Submarine Flotilla based at Malta during the closing stages of the Allied campaign in the Mediterranean sinking various German, Greek and Italian merchant ships off the coast of Greece.[1][2]

Following a refit, HMS Vivid was transferred to the 2nd Submarine Flotilla in the Far East for one patrol in June 1945.[1] The vessel was paid off into Reserve in 1946 and scrapped at Faslane, Gare Loch in October 1950.[1] The ship's bell was presented to the current HMS Vivid by Lt Commander Varley in 1959.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "HMS Vivid (P 77)". uboat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Vivid (P 77)". Boat Database. Submariners Association Barrow-in-Furness Branch. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "NMM, vessel ID 397591" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol iv. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

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