HMS Aeneas (P427)

HMS Aeneas (P427)

HMS "Aeneas" (P427), named after the hero Aeneas from Greek mythology, was an "Amphion"-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Cammell Laird and launched 9 October 1945.

In 1972 "Aeneas" was hired by Vickers for use in what proved to be successful trials of the Submarine-Launched Airflight Missile (SLAM) system, an anti aircraft system using a cluster of four Shorts Blowpipe missiles on an extendable mast, allowing attacks against low flying aircraft while the submarine was at periscope depth.

"Aeneas" was broken up in 1974.

References

* "Submarines in Colour" by Bill Gunston - Blandford Colour Series - Blandford - 1976 - ISBN 0-7137-0780-1


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