HMS Scythian

Scythian
History
United Kingdom
Name	Scythian
Builder	Scotts, Greenock
Laid down	21 February 1943
Launched	14 April 1944
Commissioned	11 August 1944
Fate	Broken up, August 1960
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General characteristics
Class and type	S-class submarine
Displacement	865 long tons (879 t) surfaced 990 long tons (1,010 t) submerged
Length	217 ft (66.1 m)
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.2 m)
Draught	14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Installed power	1,900 bhp (1,400 kW) (diesel) 1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surface; 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth	350 feet (106.7 m)
Complement	48
Armament	6 × bow 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × 4-inch (102 mm) deck gun 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA gun

HMS Scythian was a S-class submarine of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1960.