HMS Splendid (S106)

HMS Splendid pictured off HMNB Clyde in March 1995
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Splendid (ex Severn)
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26 May 1976
Builder	Vickers
Laid down	23 November 1977
Launched	5 October 1979
Commissioned	21 March 1981
Decommissioned	2004
Motto	Splendidly Audacious
Status	Awaiting Disposal
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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	One Rolls-Royce pressurised water nuclear reactor (PWR1) Two WH Allen turbo generators One Paxman diesel alternator One emergency drive motor
Speed	In excess of 20 knots (37 km/h), dived
Complement	116 officers and men
Armament	5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes Spearfish torpedoes RN Sub Harpoon missiles Tomahawk cruise missiles

HMS Splendid was a Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Swiftsure class. From commissioning in 1979 to her decommission in 2004 she took part in many operations involving British forces around the globe.