HMS Ambush (P418)
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The HMS Ambush ( ship identification P418, later S68) was a submarine of the Royal Navy , which for Amphion class belonged, also known as A-class or as Acheron is called class. The Amphion- class submarines were designed for use in the Far East , where the size of the Pacific Ocean made long range, high surface speed and relative comfort for the crew important features to allow for much larger patrol areas and longer periods at sea, when the British submarines stationed in the Atlantic or the Mediterranean needed it.
The Ambush was one of the seven A-class boats that were fitted with a snorkel - these were attached until 1949. It was on 13 March 1945 in the yard of Vickers -Armstrong in Barrow-in-Furness , the only submarine shipyard Britain, to put Kiel , expired on 24 September 1945 from the stack and was completed on July 22, 1947 . As with all Amphion- class boats , their name begins with the letter A, ambush is the English word for ambush .
construction
Like all Amphion- class submarines , the Ambush had a displacement of 1,360 tons on the surface and 1,590 tons underwater. She had a total length of 89.46 m, a width of 6.81 m and a draft of 5.51 m. The submarine was powered by two Admiralty ML eight-cylinder diesel engines, each with an output of 2,150 PS (1,600 kW). It also contained four electric motors, each with an output of 625 hp (466 kW), that powered two shafts. It could bunker a maximum of 219 tons of diesel, but usually took between 159 and 165 tons.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.5 knots (34.3 km / h) and an underwater speed of 8 knots (15 km / h). Submerged, it could travel 90 nautical miles (170 km) at 3 knots (5.6 km / h) or 16 nautical miles (30 km) at 8 knots (15 km / h). When surfaced, it was able to cover 15,200 nautical miles (28,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km / h) or 10,500 nautical miles (19,400 km) at 11 knots (20 km / h). The Ambush carried ten torpedo tubes (21 ", 53.3 cm), a 10.2 cm naval gun (QF, 4", Mk XXIII), a 2.0 cm machine gun from Oerlikon, and a British Vickers machine gun ( .303 ) equipped. The torpedo tubes were attached to the bow and stern , and there were twenty torpedoes on board. The crew consisted of sixty men.
The Ambush was one of the seven A-class boats that were equipped with a snorkel. In 1948 she took part in experiments with the submarine snorkel.
Mission history
After commissioning, the Ambush was assigned to the 3rd submarine flotilla in Rothesay , Scotland .
In the early post-war years, the Royal Navy introduced the submarine snorkel to the British Navy, with a series of trials conducted with the snorkel in extensive submarine missions in various weather conditions. On February 10, 1948, the Ambush from Rothesay embarked on an extensive underwater test drive in arctic waters between Jan Mayen and Bear Island . The submarine got caught in a severe storm that forced the Ambush to the surface because it could no longer adequately control the diving depth while snorkeling. She returned to base on March 18.
In 1951, the Ambush heard and decoded a distress message from its sister submarine, Affray , which sank as a result of an accident, killing all 75 crew members.
In 1953 she took part in the naval parade to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II .
In November 1959, the Ambush was assigned to the 10th Submarine Flotilla in Singapore , where it remained until July 25, 1967.
After the shutdown, it was sold to Thos W. Ward Ltd. sold, a company that recycled scrap metal, among others, and came on July 5, 1971 after Inverkeithing for scrapping .
literature
- Blackman, Raymond VB (1962). Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd
- Critchley, Mike (1981). British Warships Since 1945: Part 2. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-9506323-6-8
- Hennesey, Peter; Jinks, James (2016). The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service since 1945. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-241-95948-0
Footnotes
- ^ Paul Akermann (November 1, 2002). Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901-1955. Periscope Publishing Ltd. P. 422. ISBN 978-1-904381-05-1 .
- ^ "Acheron class". World Naval Ships, Cranston Fine Arts
- ↑ [1] 1948 Submarines, accessed August 25, 2019
- ↑ Watson, Graham (July 12, 2015). "Royal Navy Organization and Ship Deployments 1947-2013" [ROYAL NAVY ORGANIZATION AND SHIP DEPLOYMENTS 1947-2013] Naval-history.net. accessed on August 25, 2019
- ↑ Hennesey, Peter; Jinks, James (2016). The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service since 1945, Penguin, p. 71f. ISBN 978-0-241-95948-0
- ^ Critchley, Mike (1981). British Warships Since 1945: Part 2., p. 56 Liskeard, Maritime Books. ISBN 0-9506323-6-8
- ^ Souvenir Program, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, June 15, 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
- ^ "Ambush on Way Home". Navy News. September 1967. p. 10
- ^ Warlow, Ben Lt Commander, Channel Sweep, (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 7 ISBN 0-907771-40-8