French submarine Doris (P84)

HMS Doris was a V-class submarine built for the Royal Navy. She carried the pennant number P84. She was named for Vineyard. Her keel was laid at Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 21 May 1943. She entered service on 1 August 1944, having been launched on 8 May 1944.

30 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Nelson-class battleship and was succeeded by the Lion-class battleship.

The boat displaced 545 long tons surfaced and 740 long tons submerged. She measured 62.3 m (204 ft) long with a beam of 4.9 m (16 ft). Her designed speed was 11.2 knots, and she carried a complement of 42.

Her main battery was one 76 mm (3.0 in) guns.

She served with the Royal Navy as HMS Vineyard until 30 June 1944. She then passed to the Marine Nationale, serving as Doris from 1 August 1944. She was in commission for 2,159 days of the Second World War.

She was transferred on 18 November 1947.

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