Name HMS Porpoise Decommissioned 1982 Length 88 m | Commissioned 17 April 1958 Launched 25 April 1956 Draft 5.5 m | |
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Fate Sunk as a target in 1985 Displacement 2,080 tons surfaced2,450 tons submerged |
HMS Porpoise (S01) was a Porpoise-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 25 April 1956, commissioned on 17 April 1958, and was sunk as a target in 1985. She was decommissioned in 1982 and sunk as a target in 1985 in torpedo trials, for which purpose she was painted bright red. She had been used as a target while still serving with the Navy, in 1979 her casing, ballast tanks and vents were reinforced so that unarmed torpedoes could be fired at her without the risk of sinking her.
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