Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.
tempest, class, submarine, royal, navy, laid, down, cammell, laird, limited, birkenhead, launched, june, 1941, serving, mediterranean, theatre, until, february, 1942, when, sunk, regia, marina, while, patrol, gulf, taranto, tempesthistoryunited, kingdomnamehms. HMS Tempest N86 was a T class submarine of the Royal Navy She was laid down by Cammell Laird amp Co Limited Birkenhead and launched in June 1941 serving in the Mediterranean theatre until 13 February 1942 when she was sunk by the Regia Marina while on patrol the Gulf of Taranto 1 2 3 HMS TempestHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS TempestBuilderCammell Laird amp Co Limited BirkenheadLaid down6 June 1940Launched10 June 1941Commissioned6 December 1941IdentificationPennant number N86FateSunk 13 February 1942BadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeBritish T class submarineDisplacement1 090 tons surfaced 1 575 tons submergedLength275 ft 84 m Beam26 ft 6 in 8 08 m Draught16 3 ft 5 0 m PropulsionTwo shafts Twin diesel engines 2 500 hp 1 86 MW each Twin electric motors 1 450 hp 1 08 MW eachSpeed15 25 knots 28 7 km h surfaced 9 knots 20 km h submergedRange4 500 nautical miles at 11 knots 8 330 km at 20 km h surfacedTest depth300 ft 91 m maxComplement61Armament6 internal forward facing 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 external forward facing torpedo tubes 3 external backward facing torpedo tubes 6 reload torpedoes 1 x 4 inch 102 mm deck gun 3 anti aircraft machine gunsReferences Edit Submarine losses 1904 to present day Archived 14 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine RN Submarine Museum Gosport HMS Tempest Uboat net Royal Navy casualties killed and died February 1942 www naval history net Retrieved 21 September 2018 Sources EditColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Hutchinson Robert 2001 Jane s Submarines War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day London HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 00 710558 8 OCLC 53783010 Coordinates 39 15 0 N 17 45 0 E 39 25000 N 17 75000 E 39 25000 17 75000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Tempest N86 amp oldid 1092809943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
