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King George VI (S 129)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: SSBN3

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The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones KCB ADC, announced King George VI as the name of the fourth in class submarine for the Dreadnought Programme on May 3rd, 2019.

The name was announced ahead of a service at Westminster Abbey this to mark the 50th year of Operation Relentless, which provides Continuous at Sea Deterrence (CASD).

King George VI
King George VI

Making the announcement, Adm Sir Philip said:

Notwithstanding the long tradition of naming Royal Navy capital ships after our country’s monarchs, to-date no previous warship has been named King George VI; it was not appropriate to do so during His reign as the battleship King George V was still in service.

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 03-05-2019   The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones KCB ADC, announced King George VI as the name of the fourth in class submarine for the Dreadnought Programme. The name was announced this, ahead of a service at Westminster Abbey to mark the 50th year of Operation Relentless – which provides Continuous at Sea Deterrence (CASD).
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