HMS Vengeful (P86)

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HMS Vengeful (P86)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Vengeful
Ordered	21 May 1942
Builder	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	30 July 1943
Launched	20 July 1944
Commissioned	16 October 1944
Decommissioned	1957
Identification	Pennant number P86
Fate	Scrapped at Gateshead on 22 March 1958.
General characteristics
Class and type	V-class submarine
Displacement	545 tons surfaced 740 tons submerged
Length	206 ft (63 m)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	37
Armament	4 × 21 inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes and 8 torpedoes 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) deck gun 3 × .303 calibre machine guns for anti-aircraft defence

HMS Vengeful was a Second World War British submarine of the V class.

Construction[edit]

Vengeful was built at Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, U.K. between July 1943 and July 1944.

Service history[edit]

Vengeful served in the RN from October 1944 to April 1945.

Greek service[edit]

Vengeful was lent to the Greek Navy from April 1945 until 1957 where she served as Delfin (Y-9).

References[edit]

• "HMS Vengeful (P86))". uboat.net.