HMS Taurus (P339)

HMS Taurus was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She carried the pennant number P339. Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow laid her keel on 30 September 1941. Launched on 27 June 1942, she entered service on 3 November 1942.

She was one of 52 ships of her class. The class followed the Grampus-class submarine and was succeeded by the U class.

The boat displaced 1,290 long tons surfaced and 1,560 long tons submerged. She measured 84.1 m (276 ft) long with a beam of 7.6 m (25 ft). Her designed speed was 15.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 61. Her main battery was of 102 mm (4.0 in) calibre.

She served with the Royal Navy as HMS Taurus until 4 June 1948. She then passed to the Royal Netherlands Navy, serving as HNLMS Dolfijn from 4 June 1948. She then passed to the Royal Navy, serving as HMS Taurus. She was in commission for 3,227 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 7 December 1953. She recommissioned on 8 December 1953.

She was broken up for scrap in April 1960.

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