HMS Talent (P322)

HMS Talent was a T-class/Zwaardvisch-class submarine built for the Royal Navy. She carried the pennant number P322. Her keel was laid at Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow on 13 October 1942. Launched on 17 July 1943, she entered service on 23 November 1943.

Her class ran to 52 ships. 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 Talent until 23 March 1943. She then passed to the Royal Netherlands Navy, serving as HNLMS Zwaardvisch from 23 November 1943. She was in commission for 1,948 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 11 December 1962.

She was broken up for scrap on 12 July 1963.

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