HMS United

HMS United underway in Plymouth Sound
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS United
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down25 February 1941
Launched18 December 1941
Commissioned2 April 1942
FateScrapped February 1946
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeU-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced - 540 tons Standard, 630 tons full load
  • Submerged - 730 tons
Length58.22 m (191 ft)
Beam4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught4.62 m (15 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors
  • 615 / 825 hp
Speed
  • 11.25 knots max surfaced
  • 10 knots max submerged
Complement27-31
Armament

HMS United (P44) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name United.

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