Description:
Swiftsure-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) were built for the Royal Navy in the 1970s. These ships are equipped with five 533mm torpedo tubes that can launch both Tigerfish and Spearfish torpedoes as well as Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles. An Swiftsure boat was the first ever British submarine to fire a land attack missile in the 1990s during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. As of early 2006 only four submarines of this class remained in active service. Astute-class are the replacement for Swiftsure in the Royal Navy.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 116
Dimensions: Height 9.8 m, Length 83 m, Width 8.5 m
Weights: Max Weight 4,900 t, Min Weight 4,400 t
Performance: Top Speed 14 mps (28 kt)
Power: Power 15,000 shp
Other: Torpedo Tubes 5
News
Operators
United Kingdom / 5
As of
Holdings
2011
0
2010
1
2009
1
2008
2
Ships
S104 HMS Sceptre / Decommissioned
Commissioning: 1978
S105 HMS Spartan / Decommissioned
Commissioning: 1979
S106 HMS Splendid
Commissioning: 1981 Decommissioning: 2010
S108 HMS Sovereign / Decommissioned
Commissioning: 1974
S109 HMS Superb / Decommissioned
Commissioning: 1976 Decommissioning: Friday, September 26, 2008
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Notes (*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
United Kingdom / 5 
