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HMS Upholder (P37)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Upholder.
HMS Upholder (P37) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 October 1939, launched on 8 July 1940 by Mrs. Doris Thompson, wife of a director of the builders. The submarine was commissioned on 31 October 1940. She was one of four U-class submarines which had two external torpedo tubes at the bows in addition to the 4 internal ones fitted to all boats. They were excluded from the others because they interfered with depth-keeping at periscope depth.
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Name | HMS Upholder |
Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
Laid down | 30 October 1939 |
Launched | 8 July 1940 |
Commissioned | 31 October 1940 |
Identification | Pennant number: P37 |
Fate | lost 14 April 1942 |
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Length | 191 ft (58.22 m) |
Beam | 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m) |
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Complement | 27–31 |
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