Parthian-class submarine

	HMS Phoenix, 1939
Class overview
Name	Parthian class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Odin class
Succeeded by	Rainbow class
In commission	1929–1946
Completed	6
Lost	5
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	1,760 long tons (1,790 t) surfaced; 2,040 long tons (2,070 t) submerged;
Length	289 ft (88 m)
Beam	30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 2 × Admiralty diesel engines, 4,640 hp (3,460 kW); 2 × electric motors, 1,635 hp (1,219 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) surfaced; 8.6 kn (9.9 mph; 15.9 km/h) submerged;
Complement	53
Armament	8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) with 14 reloads; 1 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XII deck gun; After 1942 :; 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons; Equipped to lay mines through torpedo tubes;

The Parthian-class submarine or P class was a class of six submarines built for the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. They were designed as long-range patrol submarines for the Far East. These boats were almost identical to the Odin class, the only difference being a different bow shape.

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