History | |
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Name | HMS Swiftsure |
Ordered | 3 November 1967 |
Builder | Vickers |
Laid down | 6 June 1969 |
Launched | 7 September 1971 |
Commissioned | 17 April 1973 |
Decommissioned | 1992 |
Identification | Pennant number: S126 |
Fate | Decommissioned |
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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) |
Speed | In excess of 20 knots (37 km/h), dived |
Complement | 116 officers and men |
Armament |
HMS Swiftsure was the lead ship of her class of nuclear fleet submarines built for the Royal Navy. Entering service in 1973, she served until 1992.