HMS Swiftsure (S126)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swiftsure.
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.
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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 |
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