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HMS Excalibur (S40)
History
United Kingdom
Name
Excalibur
Ordered
26 August 1947
Builder
Vickers Armstrong[2]
Launched
25 February 1955
Completed
22 February 1958
Identification
Pennant number: S40
Nickname(s)
The Excruciator[1]
Fate
Scrapped, 1968
Notes
Built at a cost of £1,142,000
General characteristics
Class and type
Explorer-class submarine
Displacement
780 long tons (790 t) (surfaced)
1,000 long tons (1,000 t) (submerged)
Length
178 ft (54 m)
Beam
15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Draught
11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion
High Test Peroxide (HTP) steam raising plant driving steam turbines (submerged)
Diesel-electric (surfaced)
2 shafts
Speed
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (submerged)
Complement
41
Armament
None
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