| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sceptre |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Ordered | 1 November 1971 |
| Builder | Vickers |
| Laid down | 19 February 1974 |
| Launched | 20 November 1976 |
| Sponsored by | Lady Audrey White |
| Commissioned | 14 February 1978 |
| Decommissioned | 10 December 2010 at Devonport[1] |
| Homeport | Faslane |
| Motto | Honour With Authority |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Badge | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:HMS_Sceptre_badge.jpg){kind=icon} |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Swiftsure-class submarine |
| Displacement | 4,900 tonnes (dived) |
| Length | 82.9 m (272 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 × Rolls-Royce pressurised water nuclear reactor (PWR1) |
| Speed | In excess of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), dived |
| Complement | 116 officers and ratings |
| Armament |
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The fifth HMS Sceptre is a Swiftsure-class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched in 1976, with a bottle of cider against her hull.[1] She was commissioned on 14 February 1978, by Lady Audrey White. She was the tenth nuclear fleet submarine to enter service with the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned on 10 December 2010, at which time she was the oldest commissioned vessel in the Royal Navy still available for service;[2] in total around 1,500 men served aboard during her commission.[3] In theory, she is replaced by the first Astute-class submarine in service, HMS Astute.[1][4][5]
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