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Military


Oberon

TypeAttack Submarine SSK
Lightship displacement 1400 to 1560 tons (varies between subs)
Displacement Surface 2080 tons
Displacement Submerged 2450 tons
Length 88.5 m / 90 m / 295 ft
Beam 8.1 m / 8.1 m / 26.6 ft
Draft 5.6 m / 5.5 m / 18 ft
Propulsion
  • 2 - Admiralty Standard Range ASR 16VVS-AS21 diesel generators each 1840bhp, total 3,680 bhp (2.7 MW)
  • 2 - AE 1 English Electric motors 3000 bhp, total 6,000 hp (4.48 MW)
  • 2 - shafts
    • Surface speed 12 kts
    Submerged speed 17 kts
    Range 9000 nm @ 12kts operational
    dive depth 200m
    Complement 6 Officers 62 Ratings.
    Armament
  • 6 x 21, Bow torpedo tubes,
  • 6 bow, 2 stern - Canadian boats
  • 20 x torpedoes originally Mk 8, 20 and 23
  • later some boats used Tigerfish torpedo and Sub-Harpoon missile






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