| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | SSN 4 |
| TBA: | Captain | Anthony Shand Leslie Smith |
Last of the swiftsure class submarines built for RN at Barrow.
Launched by Lady Ann Eberle, wife of Admiral Sir James Eberle KCB, Commander-in-Chief Fleet
| 26-05-1976 | Ordered from Vickers, Barrow |
| 23-11-1977 | Laid Down |
| 05-10-1979 | Launched |
| 21-03-1981 | Completed |
| 25-03-1999 | In an operational first, the Royal Navy nuclear attack submarine HMS Splendid launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) against an air defense radar site in Yugoslavia during NATO operation Allied Force Wednesday night. |
| 17-07-2003 | HMS Splendid arrives at Faslane from final deployment before decommissioning. |
| 22-08-2003 | HMS Splendid paid off at Devonport |
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| Motto | Splendide audax. (Splendidly audacious.) | |
| Symbology | An allusion to the name. | |
| Design Notes | A golden sun in splendour arising from water barry wavy of six white and a green on a black background. | |
| Additional Notes | The white and green are the Tudor colours and give a reference to the first of the name, a ship of 1597, which entered service during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. | |
| Length overall | 272 ft |
| Beam | 32 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 3500 tons (surface) |
| 4500 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | In excess of 1000 ft |
| Speed | In excess of 25 knots (surface) |
| 30 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 5 21 inch bow tubes |
| Complement | 12 Officers and 85 Ratings |
HMS Affray was the last RN submarine to be lost at sea. At the time of her sinking, rumours about the cause of her loss circulated widely. Many were discounted once her final resting place had been found and the Official Inquiry's report had been published. However, speculation persists to this day as to the reasons why she sank.
Describes the personnel and actions that resulted in submariners being awarded the Victoria Cross from 1914 to 1945.
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| Official | ||
| Motto | Splendide audax. (Splendidly audacious.) | |
| Symbology | An allusion to the name. | |
| Design Notes | A golden sun in splendour arising from water barry wavy of six white and a green on a black background. | |
| Additional Notes | The white and green are the Tudor colours and give a reference to the first of the name, a ship of 1597, which entered service during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. | |
| Length overall | 272 ft |
| Beam | 32 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 3500 tons (surface) |
| 4500 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | In excess of 1000 ft |
| Speed | In excess of 25 knots (surface) |
| 30 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 5 21 inch bow tubes |
| Complement | 12 Officers and 85 Ratings |
HMS Affray was the last RN submarine to be lost at sea. At the time of her sinking, rumours about the cause of her loss circulated widely. Many were discounted once her final resting place had been found and the Official Inquiry's report had been published. However, speculation persists to this day as to the reasons why she sank.
Describes the personnel and actions that resulted in submariners being awarded the Victoria Cross from 1914 to 1945.
14 pages added or updated in the last 4 month
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Thankyou for your support.
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