HMS Oberon
Two submarines of the
Royal Navy have borne the name
Oberon.
HMS Oberaon (21P) was an O class
submarine laid down by HM Dockyard at
Chatham in
Kent on
22 April 1924, launched on
24 September 1926 and commissioned on
24 August 1927. She served with the 5th Flotilla at
Portsmouth from
1927 to
1931, with the 1st Flotilla at
Malta from 1931 to
1934, with the Home Fleet in 1934 and
1935, with the 5th Flotilla at Portsmouth from 1935 to
1939, with the 7th Flotilla at Holy Loch from
1940 to March
1944 and with the 6th Flotilla at
Blyth. HMS Oberon paid off on
24 August 1945, was sold for scrap to Clayton and Davie and broken up at Dunston.
HMS Oberon (S09), the lead submarine of the class, was laid down by HM Dockyard at Chatham in Kent on
28 November 1957, launched on
18 July 1959 and commissioned on
24 February 1961. HMS Oberon paid off on
10 October 1986, was sold to Seaforth Ship Repairers in
1987 and broken up at Immingham.