| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | O |
| Pennant | N 92 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 31 May 1927 |
| Launched | 31 Aug 1928 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jul 1929 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Used for A/S training from 1943 onwards. Sold in May 1946 and scuttled of South Africa. Commanding Officers: ??? Lt. Richard Molyneux Favell, RN Lt. Robert Julian Clutterbuck, RN HMS Otus in Dockyard Control ??? Lt.Cdr. Walter Neal Eade, RNR ??? Lt. Malcolm John Luxmoor Duff, DSC, RN HMS Otus is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Otus (N 92)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Christian Frederic Nicolay, RN | 14 Jun 1939 | Apr 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt. Richard Molyneux Favell, RN | May 1941 | 24 Apr 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt. Robert Julian Clutterbuck, RN | 24 Apr 1942 | ??? | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Walter Neal Eade, RNR | 3 Jun 1943 | ??? | |
| 5 | Lt. Malcolm John Luxmoor Duff, DSC, RN | Sep 1943 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Otus include:
14 Aug 1941
HMS Talisman (Lt.Cdr. M. Willmott, RN) attacks a submarine with torpedoes about 140 nautical miles north-west of Alexandria in position 32º41'N, 27º35'E. All torpedoes fired fortunately missed their target as the submarine attacked later turned out to be HMS Otus (Lt. R.M. Favell, RN). (see map)
3 Sep 1941
HMS Otus (Lt. R.M. Favell, RN) fires a torpedo at ' what is identified as ' an enemy armed merchant cruiser of 4000 tons in the central Mediterranean about 175 nautical miles east of Valetta, Malta in position 35º40'N, 18º07'E. The torpedo misses its target.
(see map)