| HMS Ocelot (S17) | |
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 HMS Ocelot in drydock at Chatham Dockyard | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Class and type: | Oberon-class submarine |
| Name: | HMS Ocelot |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 17 November 1960 |
| Launched: | 5 May 1962 |
| Commissioned: | 31 January 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | August 1991 |
| Fate: | Now a museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | Diesel / Electric generator |
HMS Ocelot (S17) was an Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine laid down by HM Dockyard at Chatham in Kent on 17 November 1960, launched on 5 May 1962 and commissioned on 31 January 1964. She joined the 3rd Flotilla based at HMNB Clyde, in Faslane. HMS Ocelot was the last submarine built for the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard, although three more 'O' class submarines—Ojibwa, Onondaga and Okanagan—were built for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Ocelot attended the 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review off Spithead when she was part of the Submarine Flotilla.[1]
HMS Ocelot was paid off in August 1991 as the conventional submarine fleet of the RN began to decline, making way for the nuclear fleet. She was sold in 1992 and preserved as a fully tourable museum in Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Commanding Officers[]
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1977 | Lieutenant Commander P Branscombe RN |
| 1978 | 1979 | Lieutenant Commander N D V Roberton RN |
| 1987 | 1990 | Lieutenant Commander Trevor Soar RN |
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50th birthday is on 5 May 2012
References[]
- ↑ Official Souvenir Programme, 1977. Silver Jubilee Fleet Review, HMSO
Publications[]
- Colledge, 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. OCLC 67375475.
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