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  1. Royal Navy Submarine Service - Wikipedia

    • The Royal Navy Submarine Service is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. It is sometimes known as the Silent Service, as submarines are generally required to operate undetected. The service operates six fleet submarines (SSNs), of the Trafalgar and Astute classes (with two further Astute-class boats currently under construction), and four ballistic m… See more

    History

    In 1900 the Royal Navy ordered five submarines from Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering of Barrow-in-Furness, … See more

    Perisher

    'Perisher' (as the Submarine Command Course is better known) is a 24-week course all officers must take prior to serving as an executive officer on board a Royal Navy submarine. It has been run twice a year since … See more

    Founded1901
    Motto(s)"We Come Unseen"
    Equipment6 SSNs & 4 SSBNs
    Current commanderCommodore Paul Dunn OBE
    Traditions

    The Submarine Service has many traditions that are not found in the surface fleet. These include slang unique to submariners (such as referring to the torpedo storage compartment as the Bomb Shop and the diesel engi… See more

    Active submarines

    The Submarine Service consists of two classes of Fleet submarines and one class of Ballistic Missile submarines.
    There are six fleet submarines in commission – one Trafalgar and five Astute. They are all … See more

    Decommissioning nuclear submarines

    Twenty-one nuclear submarines awaiting decommissioning have been laid-up at Rosyth and Devonport. In 2014 the MOD announced a plan to decommission 7 of the submarines awaiting disposal, in a project expected t… See more

    Future submarines

    A total force of seven Astute fleet submarines is planned. As of October 2024, the first six boats have been completed, five of which are in commission and in service. Boat six has commenced its testing and … See more

     
  1. The Royal Navy Submarine Service is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. It is sometimes known as the Silent Service, as submarines are generally required to operate undetected. The service operates six fleet submarines, of the Trafalgar and Astute classes, and four ballistic missile submarines, of the Vanguard class. All of these submarines are nuclear powered. Since 1993 the post of Flag Officer Submarines has...

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    Dreadnought — one boat, 1959–1960 Valiant class — 2 boats, 1962–1965 Churchill class — 3 boats, 1967–1970 Swiftsure class — 6 boats, 1969–1979 Trafalgar class — 7 boats, 1979–1991 Astute class — 7 boats planned (4 in service), 2001–present

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  2. List of submarines of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

    This is a list of Royal Navy submarines, arranged chronologically. Submarines that are currently active and commissioned are shown below in bold.

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