 HMS Vampire
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Vampire |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | 9 November 1942 |
| Launched | 20 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 November 1943 |
| Identification | Pennant number P72 |
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| Honours and awards | Aegean 1944 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Gateshead, March 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | V-class submarine |
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| Length | 204 ft 6 in (62.33 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
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| Complement | 33 |
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HMS Vampire was a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy (RN).
The boat was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness on 9 November 1942. She was launched on 20 July 1943, and commissioned into the RN on 13 November 1943.
The submarine operated during the late stages of World War II, and earned the battle honour "Aegean 1944". The submarine was decommissioned after the war in September 1945 and was broken up for scrap at Gateshead in March 1950
Notes
References
- Cassells, Vic (2000). The Destroyers: their battles and their badges. East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7318-0893-2. OCLC 46829686.
- "HMS Vampire (P 72)". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
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