HMS Odin (N84) was an O-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by HM Dockyard at Chatham in Kent on 23 June 1927, launched on 5 May 1928[1] and commissioned on 21 December 1929. The name Odin refers to the 74-gun, Danish man-of-war surrendered to the British in 1807.[2]
 Odin underway off Hong Kong
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Odin |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 23 June 1927 |
| Launched | 5 May 1928 |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1929 |
| Fate | Sunk on 13 June 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
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| Length | 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) |
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| Range | |
| Test depth | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Complement | 53-55 officers and men |
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She served with the 5th Flotilla at Portsmouth in 1929–1930, with the 4th Flotilla at Hong Kong from 1930–1939, with the 8th Flotilla at Colombo in Ceylon in 1939–1940, and with the 1st Flotilla at Alexandria in Egypt in 1940. Odin was sent to Malta shortly before Italy declared war on 10 June.[1]
Odin was depth charged and sunk in the Gulf of Taranto, most probably by the Italian destroyers Strale and Baleno on 14 June 1940.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chatham submarines". Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "The Illustrated London News - May 12, 1928".
- ^ "Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth Cemeteries (Highland Road, Captain C.M. Childe and Sub Lt. P. Lee)". www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "HMS Odin (N84)". uboat.net.