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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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