HMS Uther
 HM Submarines Uther and Unbroken coming alongside their depot ship at Scapa Flow after a successful patrol
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Uther |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down | 31 January 1942 |
| Launched | 6 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 August 1943 |
| Fate | Scrapped April 1950 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | U-class submarine |
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| Length | 58.22 m (191 feet) |
| Beam | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) |
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| Complement | 27-31 |
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HMS Uther (P62) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Uther after the father of King Arthur, Uther Pendragon.
Career
[edit]Uther had a relatively quiet wartime career, serving on a number of uneventful patrols. She continued in service for another five years and was eventually sold for scrapping in February 1950, and broken up at Hayle in April 1950.
References
[edit]- "HMS Uther (P 62)". uboat.net.
- "Ursula to Utmost". British submarines of World War II. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.
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