HMS Statesman
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HMS Statesman 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 September 1943. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Statesman.
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Name | HMS Statesman |
Builder | Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 2 November 1942 |
Launched | 14 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 13 December 1943 |
Renamed | Sultane, 5 November 1959 |
Reclassified | Lent to French Navy 1952 |
Fate | Sold 3 January 1961 |
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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 |
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