| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | SSN 4b |
| Fate: | 2009-12-04 Decommissioned. The first vessel of her class to be taken out of service. Trafalgar became the ninth decommissioned submarine to be stored in Plymouth while an ongoing MoD study decides how to dispose of them. |
Construction began in advance of contract. First of Trafalgar Class submarines Launched by Lady Fieldhouse wife of Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse The first British submarine to circumnavigate the globe
| 07-09-1977 | Ordered from Vickers, Barrow |
| 25-04-1979 | Laid Down |
| 01-07-1981 | Launched |
| 27-05-1983 | Completed |
| 08-10-2002 | HMS Trafalgar hit rocks beneath 150 ft. of water about three miles off the Isle of Skye. The smash caused extensive damage, forcing the vessel to limp back into Faslane naval base. Two crew members were hurt in the impact, one breaking his nose and the other spraining his back. |
| 11-11-2009 | HMS Trafalgar sailed into its Devon base for the final time prior to decommissioning. Its return was marked with a flypast by a navy Merlin helicopter. |
| 04-12-2009 | Decommissioned. The first vessel of her class to be taken out of service. Trafalgar became the ninth decommissioned submarine to be stored in Plymouth while an ongoing MoD study decides how to dispose of them. |
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| Admiralty Approved | 30th Jun, 1944 | |
| Symbology | The decisive sea battle of 1805. From the Arms of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson. | |
| Design Notes | A black flory cross within a wreath of green laurel on a gold field. | |
| Primary Roles | Anti-submarine/surface vessel warfare |
| Secondary Roles | Land attack (optional), Minelaying, Designed for littoral, deep sea or world-wide deployment. |
| Length overall | 91.7m |
| Beam | 10.4m |
| Draught | 10m (max) |
| Displacement | 6,000 tons (surface) |
| 6,500 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | over 300m |
| Speed | Submerged 32 knots (design) |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Reactor | 1 x Rolls Royce PWR-2 |
| Turbines | 2 x GEC Turbines |
| Generators | 2 x WH Allen turbo generators, 2 Paxman diesel alternators (2,800 hp) |
| Power | 15,500 shp |
| Endurance | 90 day patrol |
| Propulsion | Pump jet propulsor |
| Armament | 5 x 533mm missile tubes |
| Total of 38 weapons | |
| Sub Harpoon missiles (SSM) | |
| Spearfish torpedoes | |
| Tigerfish torpedoes | |
| Tomahawk missiles (SLCM) | |
| Mines (in lieu of torpedoes) | |
| Countermeasures | 2 x SSE Mk 10 Launchers for Type 2066 and 2071 decoys |
| ESM; Racal UAP 3, passive intercept | |
| Navigation | Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 |
| Combat Data Systems | BAeSEMA SMCS |
| Weapons Control | Dowty tactical control system SAFS 3 FCS |
| Sonars | Marconi/Ferranti Type 2076 integrated suite with reelable towed array |
| Complement | 108 (12 officers) + 12 spare |
| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in September 1958 at Troon. | |
The part played in the Cold War by the Royal Navy's submarines still retains a great degree of mystery and, in the traditions of the 'Silent Service,' remains largely shrouded in secrecy. Cold War Command brings us as close as is possible to the realities of commanding nuclear hunter-killer submarines, routinely tasked to hunt out and covertly follow Soviet submarines in order to destroy them should there be any outbreak of hostilities.
Dan Conley takes the reader through his early career in diesel submarines, prior to his transition to the complex and very demanding three-dimensional world of operating nuclear submarines; he describes the Royal Navy's shortcomings in ship and weapons procurement and delivers many insights into the procurement failures which led to the effective bankrupting of the Defence budget in the first decade of the 21st century. In command of the hunter killer submarines Courageous and Valiant in the 1980s, he achieved exceptional success against Soviet submarines at the height of the Cold War. He was also involved in the initial deployment of the Trident nuclear weapon system, and divulges hitherto un-revealed facets of nuclear weapons strategy and policy during this period.
This gripping read takes you onboard a nuclear submarine and into the depths of the ocean, and relays the excitement and apprehensions experienced by British submariners confronted by a massive Soviet Navy.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 30th Jun, 1944 | |
| Symbology | The decisive sea battle of 1805. From the Arms of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson. | |
| Design Notes | A black flory cross within a wreath of green laurel on a gold field. | |
| Primary Roles | Anti-submarine/surface vessel warfare |
| Secondary Roles | Land attack (optional), Minelaying, Designed for littoral, deep sea or world-wide deployment. |
| Length overall | 91.7m |
| Beam | 10.4m |
| Draught | 10m (max) |
| Displacement | 6,000 tons (surface) |
| 6,500 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | over 300m |
| Speed | Submerged 32 knots (design) |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Reactor | 1 x Rolls Royce PWR-2 |
| Turbines | 2 x GEC Turbines |
| Generators | 2 x WH Allen turbo generators, 2 Paxman diesel alternators (2,800 hp) |
| Power | 15,500 shp |
| Endurance | 90 day patrol |
| Propulsion | Pump jet propulsor |
| Armament | 5 x 533mm missile tubes |
| Total of 38 weapons | |
| Sub Harpoon missiles (SSM) | |
| Spearfish torpedoes | |
| Tigerfish torpedoes | |
| Tomahawk missiles (SLCM) | |
| Mines (in lieu of torpedoes) | |
| Countermeasures | 2 x SSE Mk 10 Launchers for Type 2066 and 2071 decoys |
| ESM; Racal UAP 3, passive intercept | |
| Navigation | Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 |
| Combat Data Systems | BAeSEMA SMCS |
| Weapons Control | Dowty tactical control system SAFS 3 FCS |
| Sonars | Marconi/Ferranti Type 2076 integrated suite with reelable towed array |
| Complement | 108 (12 officers) + 12 spare |
| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in September 1958 at Troon. | |
The part played in the Cold War by the Royal Navy's submarines still retains a great degree of mystery and, in the traditions of the 'Silent Service,' remains largely shrouded in secrecy. Cold War Command brings us as close as is possible to the realities of commanding nuclear hunter-killer submarines, routinely tasked to hunt out and covertly follow Soviet submarines in order to destroy them should there be any outbreak of hostilities.
Dan Conley takes the reader through his early career in diesel submarines, prior to his transition to the complex and very demanding three-dimensional world of operating nuclear submarines; he describes the Royal Navy's shortcomings in ship and weapons procurement and delivers many insights into the procurement failures which led to the effective bankrupting of the Defence budget in the first decade of the 21st century. In command of the hunter killer submarines Courageous and Valiant in the 1980s, he achieved exceptional success against Soviet submarines at the height of the Cold War. He was also involved in the initial deployment of the Trident nuclear weapon system, and divulges hitherto un-revealed facets of nuclear weapons strategy and policy during this period.
This gripping read takes you onboard a nuclear submarine and into the depths of the ocean, and relays the excitement and apprehensions experienced by British submariners confronted by a massive Soviet Navy.
12 pages added or updated in the last 6 month
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