HMS Courageous (S50)

Decommissioned HMS Courageous
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Courageous
Laid down15 May 1968
Launched7 March 1970
Commissioned16 October 1971
Decommissioned10 April 1992
Motto
  • Fortiter in Angustis
  • ("Bravely in straits")
StatusMuseum ship
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeChurchill-class submarine
Displacement4,900 tonnes (submerged)
Length86.9 m (285 ft 1 in)
Beam10.1 m (33 ft 2 in)
Draught8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
PropulsionOne nuclear reactor, one shaft
Speed28 knots (52 km/h) submerged
Complement103
Armament

HMS Courageous (S50) is a decommissioned Churchill-class[1] nuclear fleet submarine in service with the Royal Navy from 1971. She is now a museum ship managed by the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre.

In 2021, plans to set up a Cold War Centre around Courageous entered their first phase of implementation, supported by the National Museum of the Royal Navy.[2]

  1. ^ Marshall, Jack (21 September 2021). "Submerged: Life under the waves on the HMS Courageous, the Preston-affiliated nuclear submarine". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ Phillips, Andy (5 November 2021). "Nuclear submarine could open to the public next year in Plymouth". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 10 July 2022.