HMS Tempest (N86) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead and launched in June 1941, serving in the Mediterranean theatre until 13 February 1942, when she was sunk by the Regia Marina while on patrol the Gulf of Taranto.[1][2][3]
 HMS Tempest
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tempest |
| Builder | Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead |
| Laid down | 6 June 1940 |
| Launched | 10 June 1941 |
| Commissioned | 6 December 1941 |
| Identification | Pennant number N86 |
| Fate | Sunk 13 February 1942 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | British T class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 275 ft (84 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught | 16.3 ft (5.0 m) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 4,500 nautical miles at 11 knots (8,330 km at 20 km/h) surfaced |
| Test depth | 300 ft (91 m) max |
| Complement | 61 |
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References edit
- ^ Submarine losses 1904 to present day Archived 14 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, RN Submarine Museum, Gosport
- ^ HMS Tempest, Uboat.net
- ^ "Royal Navy casualties, killed and died, February 1942". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Sources edit
- 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.
- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.