Career
Type:	Long-range diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine
Builder:	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down:	February 1989
Launched:	April 16, 1992
Commissioned (RN):	25 June 1993
Decommissioned (Royal Navy):
Commissioned (Canadian Navy):
Fate:	in active service
General characteristics
Displacement:	2,185 tons (surfaced) 2,400 tons (submerged)
Length:	70.26 m
Beam:	7.6 m
Draught:	5.5 m
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric (37 MW) 2 Paxman Valenta 16 RPA diesel generators, 4,070 hp (3,035 kW) 2 GEC, 5,000 kW motor-generators
Speed:	12 knots (surfaced) 20+ knots (submerged)
Diving depth:	200 m
Range:	10,000 nautical miles at 12 knots
Complement:	53 officers and crew
Armament:	6 x 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes

HMCS Windsor (SSK 877) is a long-range hunter-killer (SSK) submarine of the Canadian Navy, the second ship of the Victoria class. She is named after the city of Windsor, Ontario. Windsor was purchased from the Royal Navy, and is the former HMS Unicorn. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2248x1500, 413 KB)HMCS Windsor (SSK 877) Dept. ... Royal Canadian Navy jack, adapted from Flags of the World. ... Cammell Laird, one of the most famous names in British shipbuilding during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, came about following the merger of Laird, Son & Co. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Flag ship HMCS Algonquin, HMCS , and HMCS Protecteur. ... A number of vehicles use a diesel-electric powerplant for providing locomotion. ... Royal Navy Vanguard class submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... Flag ship HMCS Algonquin, HMCS , and HMCS Protecteur. ... The Victoria class consists of four diesel-powered Canadian Navy submarines acquired from the Royal Navy (formerly known as the Upholder class) and replacing the old Oberon-class subs. ... {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada location. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

On October 30, 2005, Windsor suffered a 'transformer meltdown' while submerged off the Nova Scotia coast. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... | TotalArea = 55,283 | LandArea = 53,338 | WaterArea = 1,946 | PercentWater = 3. ...

External links

2005 fire (CBC)

Victoria class submarine cross-section

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