HMS Sidon (P259)
Royal Navy submarine sunk in Portland Harbour by explosion of a faulty torpedo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sidon.
HMS Sidon was a submarine of the Royal Navy, launched in September 1944, one of the third group of S class built by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead, named after the naval bombardment of Sidon in 1840. An explosion caused by a faulty torpedo sank her in Portland Harbour with the loss of 13 lives.
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Name | HMS Sidon |
Builder | Cammell Laird Shipyard - Birkenhead |
Laid down | 7 July 1943 |
Launched | 4 September 1944 |
Commissioned | 23 November 1944 |
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Class and type | S-class submarine |
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Length | 217 ft (66 m) |
Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
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Complement | 48 officers and men |
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