HMS Sceptre

The fifth HMS Sceptre is a Swiftsure-class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched in 1976, with a bottle of cider against her hull. She was commissioned on 14 February 1978, by Lady Audrey White. She was the tenth nuclear fleet submarine to enter service with the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned on 10 December 2010, at which time she was the oldest commissioned vessel in the Royal Navy still available for service; in total around 1,500 men served aboard during her commission. In theory, she is replaced by the first Astute-class submarine in service, HMS Astute.

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1978  Wikidata
S104
length 82.9 metre, draft 8.5 metre, beam 9.8 metre, 
Swiftsure-class submarine, nuclear-powered attack submarine, Vickers, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

• Ship Design Drawings archive page^@
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1978-02-14T00:00:00Z

1978-02-14T00:00:00Z

1978 HMS Sceptre

1974-02-19T00:00:00Z

1974-02-19T00:00:00Z

keel laying

2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1976-11-20T00:00:00Z

1976-11-20T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1978-02-14T00:00:00Z

1978-02-14T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Ship Design Drawings archive page@		Wikidata

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