Capitan O'Brien-class submarine (1928)
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Builders: | Vickers |
Operators: | Chilean Navy |
In commission: | 1929–1958 |
Completed: | 3 |
Retired: | 3 |
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Length: | 260 ft (79 m) |
Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
Draught: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
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Crew: | 54 |
Armament: |
Eight 21in torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern 14 torpedoes) 1 - 4.7 in deck gun |
The Capitan O'Brien class were three submarines built for the Chilean Navy in the late 1920s. They were similar to the contemporary British Odin class submarines, but mounted a larger 4.7 inch deck gun and were slightly smaller.
Ships
All boats were built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness and commissioned in 1929
Ship | Launched | Decommissioned |
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Almirante Simpson, named after Robert Winthrop Simpson | 15 January 1928 | 1957 |
Capitan O'Brien | 2 October 1928 | 1957 |
Capitan Thompson | 15 January 1929 | 1958 |
The two Oberon class submarines purchased by Chile in the 1970s were also known locally as the O'Brien class.
References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946
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