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  1. MAIN PARTICULARS        EXPLORER CLASS         PORPOISE AND OBERON CLASSES
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  3. Length overall                 225 ft 6 in                     295 ft 3 in 
  4. Beam                        15 ft 8 1/2 in                26 ft 6 in 
  5. Depth                         11 ft                         15 ft 
  6. Displacement, 
  7.     surface                     780 tons                     2030 tons 
  8.     submerged                1120 tons                     2410 tons 
  9. No. of shafts                2                            2
  10. Speed, surface:
  11.     design                     25 knots                     12 knots 
  12. Speed, submerged:
  13.     design                     25 knots                     17 knots 
  14. Armament                     None                         6 21-inch bow tubes 
  15.                                                         2 21-inch stern tubes 
  16.                                                         * (Oberon Class - 30 torpedoes)
  17.                                                            (Porpoise Class - 24 torpedoes)
  18. Complement:
  19.     design                    49 (Explorer)                 71
  20.                             41 (Excalibur) 
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  22. * Mines could be carried in lieu of torpedoes.
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