HMS Swiftsure (S126)
Cut-away model of HMS Swiftsure | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| 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 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
| Armament | |
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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.