HMS Tempest (N86)

	HMS Tempest
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Tempest
Builder	Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down	6 June 1940
Launched	10 June 1941
Commissioned	6 December 1941
Identification	Pennant number N86
Fate	Sunk 13 February 1942
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General characteristics
Class and type	British T class submarine
Displacement	1,090 tons surfaced; 1,575 tons submerged;
Length	275 ft (84 m)
Beam	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught	16.3 ft (5.0 m)
Propulsion	Two shafts; Twin diesel engines 2,500 hp (1.86 MW) each; Twin electric motors 1,450 hp (1.08 MW) each;
Speed	15.25 knots (28.7 km/h) surfaced; 9 knots (20 km/h) submerged;
Range	4,500 nautical miles at 11 knots (8,330 km at 20 km/h) surfaced
Test depth	300 ft (91 m) max
Complement	61
Armament	6 internal forward-facing 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 2 external forward-facing torpedo tubes; 3 external backward-facing torpedo tubes; 6 reload torpedoes; 1 x 4-inch (102 mm) deck gun; 3 anti-aircraft machine guns;

HMS Tempest (N86) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead and launched in June 1941, serving in the Mediterranean theatre until 13 February 1942, when she was sunk by the Regia Marina while on patrol the Gulf of Taranto^[1]^[2]^[3] by the Spica class torpedo boat Circe.^[4]

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