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HMS Sirdar
History
HMS SirdarUnited Kingdom
NameSirdar
BuilderScotts, Greenock
Laid down24 April 1941
Launched26 March 1943
Commissioned20 September 1943
Fatebroken up, 1965
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General characteristics
Class and typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 865 long tons (879 t) (surfaced)
  • 990 long tons (1,010 t) (submerged)
Length217 ft (66.1 m)
Beam23 ft 9 in (7.2 m)
Draught14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Installed power
  • 1,900 bhp (1,400 kW) (diesel)
  • 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Speed
  • 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) (surfaced)
  • 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (submerged)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (surfaced); 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged)
Test depth300 ft (91.4 m)
Complement48
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 129AR or 138 ASDIC
  • Type 291 early-warning radar
Armament
  • 7 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 × bow, 1 × stern)
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) deck gun
  • 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA gun

HMS Sirdar was an S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Scotts, of Greenock and launched on 26 March 1943.

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