HMS Venturer
Survived
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | V |
| Later service | Utstein (Royal Norwegian Navy) |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes and 8 torpedoes |
Under Lieutenant Jimmy Launders she sank U-771 off Norway, and on 9 February 1945 the submerged U-864: the only time one submarine has sunk another while both were submerged. Sold to Norway in 1946.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes and 8 torpedoes
- 1 × 3 in (76 mm) deck gun
- 3 × .303 calibre machine guns for anti-aircraft defence
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 25 August 1942 |
| Launched | 4 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 August 1943 |
| Displacement | 545 tons surfaced 740 tons submerged |
| Length | 206 ft (63 m) |
| Speed | 11.25 knots (20.84 km/h; 12.95 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 37 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.