HMS Spur
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HMS Spur was a S-class submarine of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She survived the war and was sold to Portugal in 1948.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Spur |
Builder | Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 1 October 1943 |
Launched | 17 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 18 February 1945 |
Fate | Sold to the Portuguese navy as NRP Narval, November 1948 |
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Portugal | |
Name | NRP Narval |
Acquired | November 1948 |
Fate | Broken up 1 October 1969 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | S-class submarine |
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Length | 217 ft (66.1 m) |
Beam | 23 ft 9 in (7.2 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 1 in (4.3 m) |
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Speed |
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Range | 7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surface; 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged |
Test depth | 350 feet (106.7 m) |
Complement | 48 |
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