HMS Thames (N71)

	HMS Thames
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Thames
Ordered	1931
Builder	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow
Launched	26 February 1932
Homeport	Dundee
Fate	Missing, probably mined 23 July 1940
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General characteristics
Displacement	2,165 tons surfaced; 2,680 tons submerged;
Length	345 ft (105 m)
Beam	28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Draught	15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft diesel electric; 2 supercharged diesels 10,000 hp max; 2 electric motors 2500 hp;
Speed	22 knots surfaced; 10 knots submerged;
Complement	61
Sensors and ; processing systems	ASDIC
Armament	6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow); 1 × 4 inch Mk XVI deck gun;

HMS Thames (N71) was an ocean-going type of submarine of the River Class. She was built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on 26 February 1932. She was completed on 14 September 1932, and after commissioning was assigned to the Mediterranean, stationed at Malta.

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