HMS Springer
Submarine of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see INS Tanin.
HMS Springer was an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 14 May 1945. So far, she has been the only boat of the Royal Navy to bear the name Springer.
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HMS Springer
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Name | HMS Springer |
Builder | Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 8 May 1944 |
Launched | 14 May 1945 |
Commissioned | 2 August 1945 |
Fate | Sold to Israeli Navy on 9 October 1958 |
Israel | |
Name | INS Tanin |
Acquired | 9 October 1958 |
Honors and awards | Six-Day War Ribbon |
Fate | Listed for disposal, 1972 |
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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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