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HMS Oberon (P21)

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Name
  
HMS Oberon

Commissioned
  
24 August 1927

Identification
  
Pennant number P21

Construction started
  
22 March 1924

Length
  
84 m

Laid down
  
22 March 1924

Decommissioned
  
5 July 1944

Fate
  
Scrapped 1945

Launched
  
24 September 1926

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HMS Oberon was an Odin-class submarine of the Royal Navy.

Service History

Oberon was the first of the O-Class submarines. She was laid down on 24 September 1926 at the Chatham Dockyard. She was commissioned on 24 August 1927. On 11 October 1935, she collided with the destroyer Thanet at Devonport. Placed in reserve in 1937, Oberon was recommissioned on 2 August 1939 and was used for training during World War II. She was decommissioned at Blyth on 5 July 1944 and was sold for scrap on 24 August 1945.

References

HMS Oberon (P21) Wikipedia