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HMS Amphion (P439)
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HMS Amphion (P439), was an Amphion-class
submarine
of the Royal Navy
, built by Vickers Armstrong
and launched 31 August 1944.
HMS Amphion, later S-43, was the first of the class to be launched in August 1944. She was originally down as HMS Anchorite
but their names were exchanged before launch.
In the class only Amphion and HMS Astute
were completed before the end of the war, and neither were involved in hostilities.
Amphion class submarine
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submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, built by Vickers Armstrong
Vickers Armstrong
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927...
and launched 31 August 1944.
HMS Amphion, later S-43, was the first of the class to be launched in August 1944. She was originally down as HMS Anchorite
HMS Anchorite (P422)
HMS Anchorite , was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched 22 January 1946.During build and before launch the names of Anchorite and HMS Amphion were switched....
but their names were exchanged before launch.
In the class only Amphion and HMS Astute
HMS Astute (P447)
HMS Astute was an Amphion-class submarine. Her keel was laid down by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched in 1944 and commissioned in 1945.Astute was scrapped on 1 October 1970 at Dunston on Tyne.-External links:*...
were completed before the end of the war, and neither were involved in hostilities.