Sea Weapons

Submarine (1943)

V-class class

HMS Voracious (P78)

Preceded by:

P611-class (1941)

Succeeded by:

Amphion (1945)

Datafile

ClassV-class
TypeSubmarine
Year1943
Crew33
Dimensions
Length62.3 m
Beam4.9 m
Draught4.7 m
Displacement
Empty545 t
Surfaced658 t
Submerged740 t
Performance
Speed21 km/h / 19 km/h
Range8,704 km @ 19 km/h
Depth90 m
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Diesel engine
615 hp
Paxman
2x825 x
hp

FuelOil: 55 t
Armament
Anti-Aircraft1 x 76-mm (1 x 1)
QF 3-in 20 cwt
Torpedo tubes4 x 533-mm
AS WeaponsMine M Mk II (6)
Torpedo Mk VIII (8)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarType 291W
SonarType 129
Type 138
Production
Built22
Total22

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Venturer P68 Vickers-Armstrong25/08/194204/05/194319/08/194301/1946Transferred
Viking P69 Vickers-Armstrong03/09/194205/05/194330/08/194301/1946Transferred
Pipinos Y8 Vickers-Armstrong01/11/194219/07/194301/11/194310/12/1957Sold/Scrapped
Vampire P72 Vickers-Armstrong09/11/194220/07/194313/11/194310/1945Sold/Scrapped
Vox P73 Vickers-Armstrong19/12/194228/09/194330/12/194319/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Vigorous P74 Vickers-Armstrong14/12/194215/10/194313/01/194423/12/1949Sold/Scrapped
Virtue P75 Vickers-Armstrong17/02/194329/11/194329/02/194419/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Visigoth P76 Vickers-Armstrong15/02/194330/11/194309/03/194403/1949Sold/Scrapped
Vivid P77 Vickers-Armstrong27/10/194215/09/194319/01/194410/1950Sold/Scrapped
Voracious P78 Vickers-Armstrong27/10/194211/11/194313/04/194419/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Vulpine P79 Vickers-Armstrong18/11/194228/12/194302/06/194409/1947Transferred
Varne P81 Vickers-Armstrong18/11/194224/02/194430/07/194419/12/1945Sold/Scrapped
Upshot P82 Vickers-Armstrong03/05/194324/03/194415/05/194422/11/1949Sold/Scrapped
Urtica P83 Vickers-Armstrong27/04/194323/03/194420/06/194410/1945Sold/Scrapped
Doris P84 Vickers-Armstrong21/05/194308/05/194401/08/194418/11/1947Returned, scrapped
Utsira P85 Vickers-Armstrong01/05/194322/05/194424/08/194412/1962Sold/Scrapped
Vengeful P86 Vickers-Armstrong30/07/194320/07/194416/10/194423/04/1945Transferred
Morse P87 Vickers-Armstrong13/08/194319/08/194401/12/194417/09/1946Transferred
Veto P88 Vickers-Armstrong28/10/1943---Cancelled, scrapped
Virile P89 Vickers-Armstrong02/11/1943---Cancelled, scrapped
Visitant P91 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Upas P92 Vickers-Armstrong10/08/1943---Cancelled, scrapped
Ulex P93 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Utopia P94 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Virulent P95 Vickers-Armstrong30/03/194323/05/194401/10/194429/05/1946Transferred
Volatile P96 Vickers-Armstrong30/03/194320/06/194404/11/194429/05/1946Transferred
Vagabond P18 Vickers-Armstrong23/04/194319/09/194427/02/194526/01/1950Sold/Scrapped
Vantage Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Vehement P25 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Venom P27 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Verve P28 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Votary P29 Vickers-Armstrong21/04/194321/08/194413/12/194407/1946Transferred
Unbridled P11 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Upward P16 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Støren U2 Vulpine P79 19/09/194701/1959Sold/Scrapped
Sælen U3 Morse P87 18/02/194716/01/1958Sold/Scrapped
Delfin Y9 Vengeful P86 23/04/194522/03/1958Returned, scrapped
Triaina Y14 Volatile P96 29/05/194603/10/1958Returned, scrapped
Argonautis Y15 Virulent P95 29/05/194603/10/1958Returned, scrapped
Utstein P68 Venturer P68 01/194601/1964Struck
Utvær P69 Viking P69 01/194612/1964Struck
Uthaug P29 Votary P29 07/194610/1965Struck

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