HMS Onslaught names new BR Locomtoive

HMS Onslaught S14 is alongside in Millbay Docks for the naming of a new British Rail Class 42 locomotive Onslaught. BR dubbed this group of new engine locomotives as the Warships Class. They were similar in many ways and both feats of engineering and design. The Oberon Class submarines were very close to the Porpoise Class developed after the Second World War and known for having very quiet propulsion systems, handy when you are in a spyfest of a Cold War.

The Oberon or O class submarines improved on stealth and strength and were equipped with search and navigation radar, active-passive attack sonar and long-range passive sonar. They held a crew of 68 and were two hundred and sixty-five feet in length. The Royal Navy O boats were decommissioned in 1993, with the Canadian and Australian Oberons decommissioned in 2000. Eight have been retained as museum ships. The Royal Navy lent names to the D800 diesel hydraulic series of BR locomotives and the D832 Onslaught is one of two Warships Class 42 preserved after being decommissioned on 16 Dec 1972. As this locomotive entered service, Richard Beeching produced his second report into the reform of the railways.