Submarine histories. Royal Navy submarines HMS Odin, HMS Olympus, HMS Orpheus, HMS Osiris, HMS Oswald and HMS Otus. Submarine website dedicated to the history of HMS Odin, HMS Olympus, HMS Orpheus, HMS Osiris, HMS Oswald and HMS Otus from launch to participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of O Class submarines.

These were an improved version of the Oberon class, with a better speed giving them a surface speed of 17.5 Knotts and an submerged speed of 8 knotts.

HMS Odin Built at Chatham Dockyard and launched 5th May 1928. She served in the east Indies until 1940 when she went to the Mediterranean. She was to be sunk off the coast of Italy by Italian destroyer Strale in the gulf of Toranto. on 14th June 1940

HMS Odin in Hong Kong harbour c.1935. She was to be sunk off the coast of Italy in June 1940. 

HMS Olympus was built by Beardmore and launched 11th December 1928.She served in the east Indies until 1940 when she went to the Mediterranean. Where on the 8th May 1940 she was sunk after hitting a mine of Malta.

HMS Olympus in China c.1930s. She was lost of the island of Malta on 8th May 1942, 9 survivors. 

HMS Olympus c.1930.

HMS Olympus.

HMS Orpheus. was built by Beardmore and launched 26th February 1929.  Served in the East Indies until 1940 when she went to the Mediterranean. . HMS Orpheus was sunk by Italian destroyer Turbine Lost on 27th June 1940 with no survivors

HMS Orpheus c.1930s off China, she was sunk by Italian destroyer 'Turbine', no survivors. 

Crew of HMS Orpheus.  Text on ball : Orpheus Winners B/M League 1931 + 2 1932 + 3.   Names : 

 Watkins      Dover      Walker      Maughan      Charlton      Deggan

Purkins      Lt. Eaden      Lt. Comdr. Barry      Finlay      McBride

Graham      Arnell      Sizer      Newlands

HMS Osiris, was built by Vickers Armstrong at barrow and  19th May 1928 served the war in the Mediterranean and after the war went to the Eastern theatre as a training submarine and finally Scrapped after the war ar Durban September 1946.

HMS Osiris off China in the 1930s. She sank an Italian destroyer on 22nd September 1940. 

HMS Oswald built by Vickers Armstrong at barrow and launched 19th June 1928, served all her time in the Mediterranean until being  rammed and sunk by Italian destroyer Vivaldi South of Calbria  on the 1st august 1940 there were 52 survivors.

HMS Oswald off China in the 1930s. She was rammed and sunk on 1st August 1940 with 52 survivors. 

HMS Oswald.

HMS Otus was built by Vickers Armstrong at barrow and launched 31st August 1928. Served in the East Indies until 1940 when she went to the Mediterranean. returned to the Home Fleet in 1942 and then in 1943 went to the South Atlantic for Anti Submarine training. finally Scuttled in September 1946 off the coast of Durban.

HMS Otus at Wei Hai Wei in the 1930s. 

HMS Otus.

HMS Otus and HMS Orpheus alongside depot ship Lucia, at Colombo, 13th March 1940.

Naval Historians, Crew & Family Noticeboard

Odin Class submarines, Message Board for naval enthusiasts, crew & descendents of Odin Class Submarines. This website is not part of any governmental body or official websites of Odin Class Submarines.

Photographs and information on historical events about these submarines requested for this new website. If you have any information you would like to send us including photographs of crew members serving on any of these submarines and also photographs of the ship please USE OUR MESSAGE FORM 

MESSAGES

HMS OLYMPUS

FRANK LEECH... My Great Uncle Frank Leech born in 1914 and originally from Liverpool joined the Royal Navy in 1932 and followed his brother (George William Leech) into the submarine service in 1935. He served on a variety of submarines including HMS Olympus and HMS Starfish. In 1944 he rejoined the surface fleet serving for a short time on the destroyer HMS Wizard prior to his demobilisation. Mr Leech said: "Every time I wear this medal I shall think of all those submariners who went down, particularly those onboard HMS Olympus, which was carrying survivors from three other submarines when she hit a mine."

HMS OSWALD

I have a close friend that served on HMS Oswald who is still alive and living in Ammanford, West Wales. He is extremely anxious to find out if any other crew members are still alive who served on Oswald. Contact me at StvnJenk@aol.com 

HMS OSIRIS

WILLIAM TULLY.. Does anyone know anything about William Tully or any of the crew who served on HMS Osiris between 1943 and 1945? Contact me at Mwt1930@aol.com