HMS Tireless (P327)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tireless.
HMS Tireless, a Taciturn- or T-class submarine, was the first ship of the Royal Navy to bear that name. She was authorized under the 1941 War Emergency Programme and her keel was laid down on 30 October 1941 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She was launched on 19 March 1943 and was completed on 18 April 1945.
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Tireless at sea in May 1945 | |
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Name | Tireless |
Ordered | 1941 |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down | 30 October 1941 |
Launched | 19 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 April 1945 |
Decommissioned | August 1963 |
Identification | Pennant number P327 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1968 |
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Class and type | T-class submarine |
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Length | 276 ft 6 in (84.28 m) |
Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
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Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced |
Test depth | 300 ft (91 m) max |
Complement | 61 |
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