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| ''Otus'' attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee ] off ] when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla.<ref>Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. ''Silver Jubilee Fleet Review'', HMSO</ref> | ''Otus'' attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee ] off ] when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla.<ref>Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. ''Silver Jubilee Fleet Review'', HMSO</ref> | ||
| ==Deep escape trials== | |||
| In July 1987, a team of British, Commonwealth and international submariners took part in trials in Bjornafjorden, near Bergen, Norway, aboard ''Otus''. They ran a series of progressively deeper escapes, starting at {{convert|30|m}}. At {{convert|90|m}}, individuals started to drop out. At the end of the trials two submariners reached a depth of {{convert|183|m}}. This set a new world record which to date has not been broken.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} Of the two record breakers, the first (the commander of the ] at ]) was a regular ascent under control. The second, a petty officer instructor from the Submarine Escape Training Tower suffered an emergency release having given the alarm signal whilst flooding up the chamber. It was considered safer and quicker to escape him rather than depressurise and drain down. Both escapees suffered no lasting effects and returned to normal service. Both received military honours of the British Empire in the following years for this act. | In July 1987, a team of British, Commonwealth and international submariners took part in trials in Bjornafjorden, near Bergen, Norway, aboard ''Otus''. They ran a series of progressively deeper escapes, starting at {{convert|30|m}}. At {{convert|90|m}}, individuals started to drop out. At the end of the trials two submariners reached a depth of {{convert|183|m}}. This set a new world record which to date has not been broken.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} Of the two record breakers, the first (the commander of the ] at ]) was a regular ascent under control. The second, a petty officer instructor from the Submarine Escape Training Tower suffered an emergency release having given the alarm signal whilst flooding up the chamber. It was considered safer and quicker to escape him rather than depressurise and drain down. Both escapees suffered no lasting effects and returned to normal service. Both received military honours of the British Empire in the following years for this act. | ||
| ''Otus'' was deployed to the ] during the 1991 ]. On her return to Gosport, she was ]; the only indication that the submarine had been involved in deploying and recovering ] and ] personnel.<ref name=RichardsSmith11>{{cite journal |last=Richards |first=Bill |coauthors=Smith, Peter |date=December 2006 |title=Onslow's Jolly Roger |journal=Signals |publisher=Australian National Maritime Museum |issue=77 |pages=10–12 |issn=1033-4688 |page=11}}</ref><ref name=Oliver>{{cite news|last=Oliver|first=Sarah|title=Return of the Triumph: With the skull and crossbones flying defiantly at its mast, submarine that launched attack on Gaddafi comes home |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1372804/Return-Triumph-With-skull-crossbones-flying-defiantly-mast-submarine-launched-attack-Gaddafi-comes-home.html |accessdate=16 January 2014 |newspaper=Daily Mail Online |date=2 April}}</ref> | |||
| ==Decommissioning and museum== | ==Decommissioning and museum== | ||
| ''Otus'' was decommissioned in the early 1990s and resided at Pound's scrapyard in Portsmouth for several years. She was later purchased by a German entrepreneur, who moored her in the harbour of the town of ] on the island of ] in ] to act as a floating naval museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hms-otus.com/englishpage/indexenglish.php|title=HMS ''Otus'' - Oberon class, home page|accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> | ''Otus'' was decommissioned in the early 1990s and resided at Pound's scrapyard in Portsmouth for several years. She was later purchased by a German entrepreneur, who moored her in the harbour of the town of ] on the island of ] in ] to act as a floating naval museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hms-otus.com/englishpage/indexenglish.php|title=HMS ''Otus'' - Oberon class, home page|accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> | ||
| ==Commanding Officers== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | |||
| !From||To|||Captain | |||
| |- | |||
| |1977||1977|||Lieutenant N D V Robertson RN | |||
| |- | |||
| |1979||1979|||Lieutenant Commander P R Anderson RN | |||
| |- | |||
| |} | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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 HMS Otus
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Otus |
| Operator |  Royal Navy |
| Builder | Scotts Yard in Greenock, Scotland |
| Yard number | 688 |
| Laid down | 31 May 1961 |
| Launched | 17 October 1962 |
| Commissioned | 5 October 1963 |
| Decommissioned | 1990s |
| In service | 1960s-1990s |
| Identification | Pennant number: S18 |
| Fate | To Sassnitz on the island of Rügen in Germany to act as a floating naval museum |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oberon-class submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced: 2,030 t (2,000 long tons) Submerged: 2,410 t (2,370 long tons) |
| Length | 295.2 ft (90.0 m) |
| Beam | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
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| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Submerged: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Range | 10,350 nautical miles (19,170 km; 11,910 mi) at surface cruising speed |
| Test depth | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Complement | list error: <br /> list (help) 7 officers 62 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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HMS Otus was a Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine launched in 1962. She was decommissioned in the early 1990s and is now a naval museum in Germany.
Construction
Built in 1962 at Scotts Yard in Greenock, Scotland, the sub's trials were conducted in Scottish waters, mainly Loch Long and Loch Fyne. Her pennant number (S18) was carried in white paint on the ship's conning tower fin, however this was removed in 1964 as a discontinued practice.
Royal Navy service
The first commission of Otus included large-scale missile trial exercises in the Atlantic Ocean and visits to the United States and Halifax, Canada.
Otus attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla.
In July 1987, a team of British, Commonwealth and international submariners took part in trials in Bjornafjorden, near Bergen, Norway, aboard Otus. They ran a series of progressively deeper escapes, starting at 30 metres (98 ft). At 90 metres (300 ft), individuals started to drop out. At the end of the trials two submariners reached a depth of 183 metres (600 ft). This set a new world record which to date has not been broken. Of the two record breakers, the first (the commander of the Submarine Escape Training Tower at HMS Dolphin) was a regular ascent under control. The second, a petty officer instructor from the Submarine Escape Training Tower suffered an emergency release having given the alarm signal whilst flooding up the chamber. It was considered safer and quicker to escape him rather than depressurise and drain down. Both escapees suffered no lasting effects and returned to normal service. Both received military honours of the British Empire in the following years for this act.
Otus was deployed to the Persian Gulf during the 1991 Gulf War. On her return to Gosport, she was flying a Jolly Roger; the only indication that the submarine had been involved in deploying and recovering Special Air Service and Special Boat Service personnel.
Decommissioning and museum
Otus was decommissioned in the early 1990s and resided at Pound's scrapyard in Portsmouth for several years. She was later purchased by a German entrepreneur, who moored her in the harbour of the town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen in Germany to act as a floating naval museum.
References
- ^ Sharpe (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships, 1996-97, pgs. 23, 54, 86, 104
- Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO
- Richards, Bill (December 2006). "Onslow's Jolly Roger". Signals (77). Australian National Maritime Museum: 11. ISSN 1033-4688.
{{cite journal}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Oliver, Sarah (2 April). "Return of the Triumph: With the skull and crossbones flying defiantly at its mast, submarine that launched attack on Gaddafi comes home". Daily Mail Online. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "HMS Otus - Oberon class, home page". Retrieved 2012-01-29.
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 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.
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