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HMS Oracle (S16)

Quick Facts

Ship Name
HMS Oracle
Launch Year
1960
Type
Submarine
Class
Oberon-class submarine
Pennant Number
S16
Launched
1960
Built at
Chatham Dockyard
Commissioned
1962
Armament
Torpedoes
Propulsion
Diesel-electric
Role
Attack submarine
Notable for
Cold War conventional operations
Fate
Decommissioned 1987
Status
Decommissioned

HMS Oracle was a Royal Navy submarine of the oberon-class submarine.

Service History

HMS Oracle served primarily in attack submarine duties and is noted for cold war conventional operations.

Historical Significance

HMS Oracle forms part of the history of British submarine and the evolution of oberon-class submarine.