HMS Regent (N41)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Regent
Ordered28 February 1929
BuilderVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down19 June 1929
Launched11 June 1930
Commissioned11 November 1930
IdentificationPennant number: N41
FateSunk 18 April 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeRainbow-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,763 long tons (1,791 t) surfaced
  • 2,030 long tons (2,060 t) submerged
Length287 ft (87 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 × Admiralty diesel engines, 4,640 hp (3,460 kW)
  • 2 × electric motors, 1,635 hp (1,219 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) surfaced
  • 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h; 9.9 mph) submerged
Complement53
Armament

HMS Regent was a Rainbow-class submarine designed and built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering in Barrow-in-Furness for the Royal Navy, and was launched on 11 June 1930. She was lost with all hands after striking a mine on 18 April 1943.

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