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ZIPPO 1990 REGULAR BRUSHED CHROME NEW. BASE ( E ZIPPO VI ) DECOMMISSIONED 1993 14 YEARS AGO SO WILL BE HARD TO FIND ANOTHER. SCARCE MATE'S ................................................................................................................................................................................................HMS Opossum (S19)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search HMS Opossum returning to RN submarine base at HMS Dolphin, Gosport, following combat operations in the Gulf War (1990-91). Career Ordered: Laid down: 21 December 1961 Launched: 23 May 1963 Commissioned: 5 June 1964 Decommissioned: June 1993 Fate: Paid off for disposal Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 2400t submerged, 2030t surfaced Length: 295ft (90m) Beam: 26.6ft (81.m) Draught: 18ft (5.5m) Machinery: Speed: 17 knots submerged, 15kts surfaced Range: 9,000 nautical miles (17,000km) at 12kts Complement: 68 (6 officers, 62 petty officers and ratings) Armament: 8 x 21" (533mm) tubes (6 bow, 2 stern) Motto: HMS Opossum (S19) was an Oberon class submarine in service with the Royal Navy from 1964 to 1993. Contents [hide] * 1 Service * 2 HMS Opossum Association * 3 See also * 4 References * 5 External links [edit] Service Opossum was the eleventh Oberon class boat commissioned by the Royal Navy. She was built by Cammell Laird shipbuilder at Birkenhead ane launched on 23 May 1963. She was commissioned on 5 June 1964. Opossum was originally armed with Mk 8 torpedoes and later with Mark 24 Tigerfish torpedoes. The class was also capable of firing the Harpoon anti-ship missile. In 1990, Opossum took part in the bicentennial celebrations at Pitcairn Island, marking the occasion with a 2-day visit in September.[1] Opossum served during the Gulf War and inserted SBS special forces teams into Iraq and occupied Kuwait. In May 1991 she returned to HMS Dolphin in traditional Far East camouflage colours (black and duck egg blue). She was seen to be flying the Jolly Roger, the RN submariner's symbol of a successful war patrol.[2][3] On paying off in 1993, the nameplate from HMS Opossum was given to St Edmundsbury council in commemoration of the submarine's association with the town of Bury St. Edmunds.[4]

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