HMS Ursula (N59)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ursula.
HMS Ursula was a U-class submarine, of the first group of that class constructed for the Royal Navy. The submarine entered service in 1938 and saw action during the Second World War in the North and Mediterranean Seas.
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HMS Ursula | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Ursula |
Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
Laid down | 19 February 1937 |
Launched | 16 February 1938 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1938 |
Fate | Transferred to Soviet Navy, 26 June 1944 |
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Soviet Union | |
Name | V-4 |
Acquired | 26 June 1944 |
Fate | Returned to UK, early 1950 and scrapped May 1950 |
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Class and type | U-class submarine |
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Length | 58.22 m (191 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) |
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Complement | 27 |
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In 1944, Ursula was transferred to the Soviet Navy and renamed V-4. She remained in Soviet service until 1950 when the submarine was returned to the United Kingdom and was sold for scrap in May 1950.