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	hms sceptre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The third Sceptre was an R class destroyer, launched on April 13, 1917, in Glasgow.
		The fourth Sceptre was a 1940-programme British S-class submarine (not to be confused with the earlier United States S-class submarines) launched on January 9, 1943.
		The present Sceptre is a Swiftsure-class nuclear submarine.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /HMS_Sceptre.html (253 words)

	Submarine Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Submarines are also used for marine and freshwater science and for work at depths too great for human divers.
		Submarines are useful to a military because they can approach their attack victim without necessarily being detected, then strike at close range.
		The first military submarine was the Turtle, a hand-powered spherical contraption designed by American David Bushnell that accommodated a single man. During the American Revolutionary War, the Turtle attempted and failed to sink a British warship, the HMS Eagle in New York harbor on September 7, 1776.
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	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (Su-Sz) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The La Fayette class frigates are of high tensile steel construction with a double skin hull from the waterline to the upper deck level.
		The Svaerdfisken is a Danish Flyvefisken Class multi-role warship.
		HMS Swift was a British Peacock Class patrol vessel of 712 tons displacement, fully loaded, launched in 1984 and after serving in Hong Kong from 1985 to 1988 was sold to the Irish government in 1988.
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	Swiftsure class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class of nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs) is the older of the two classes of attack submarine in service with the RN.
		It originally contained six boats, but HMS Swiftsure was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to the pressure hull during trials.
		The rest of the class are scheduled to be out of service by the end of the first decade of the 21st century.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiftsure_class_submarine (154 words)

	Submarine - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Submarines are also used for marine science and for work at depths too great for human divers.
		Ballistic missile submarines (or boomers, in American slang) are armed with nuclear weapons for attacking strategic targets such as cities or missile silos anywhere in the world.
		The first military submarine was the Turtle, a hand-powered spherical contraption designed by American David Bushnell that accommodated a single man. During the American Revolutionary War in 1776, the Turtle attempted and failed to sink a British warship, the HMS Eagle in New York harbor.
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	Trafalgar class submarine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is an attack submarine and is essentially a refinement of the Swiftsure class, designed six years later than its predecessor.
		Internal layout is near identical to the Swiftsure and it is only 2½ metres longer, but the increased displacement of around 800 tons suggests that a significant amount of extra equipment has been added.
		Rather than the seven-bladed propeller used by the Swiftsures, Trafalgar class submarines use pump-jet propulsion - a high pitch, low-revolution propellor which is much quieter but much heavier than conventional propeller designs.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/t/tr/trafalgar_class_submarine.html (215 words)

	Encyclopedia: Current Royal Navy ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		River Class The River class is a class of three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the six ships of the Island class.
		The Castle class was intended as a series of six offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy, designed in response to criticism of the previous Island class.
		The Hunt class is a class of thirteen minesweepers of the Royal Navy.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Current-Royal-Navy-ships (2553 words)

	Swiftsure Class Nuclear Fleet Submarines
		The Swiftsure class submarines have a displacement in the region of 5,000 tonnes and are 82.9 metres long with a beam of 9.8 metres and a draught of 8.5 metres.
		All six boats of the Swiftsure Class were based at Devonport as part of the Third Submarine Squadron, but have since been redeployed to Faslane where they form the First Submarine Squadron.
		A second Swiftsure Class submarine, Spartan, was fitted with tomahawk during a refit at Rosyth which commenced in March 1999.
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	Ron's Submarine's Covers
		Three of this class of vessels (HM/S Superb, Spartan and Splendid) were sent to the Falkland's war although they were not responsible for the sinking of the General Belgrano which was accomplished by then Commander Wreford-Brown in HM/S Conqueror, another SSN although of the earlier Valiant class SSN.
		Although this class of vessels is now quite old, several refits have extended their operational life, and they are still considered to be very capable vessels, although whether this is for a hunter-killer (SSN to SSN) role or as an ASV or land-attack role, is open to much speculation.
		However, the class is starting to show its age and there would be disadvantages in sending a vessel as old as a Swiftsure class against certain countries who have sophisticated ASW systems.
	users.skynet.be /RonSubCovers/SSN%20Sub/UK%20Swiftsure.htm (869 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (Sp-St) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		HMS Spartan is a British Swiftsure Class fleet submarine of 4900 tons displacement dived launched in 1978.
		HMS Splendid is a British Swiftsure Class fleet submarine of 4900 tons displacement dived launched in 1979.
		The Storen is a Danish Flyvefisken Class multi-role warship.
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	Encyclopedia: Swiftsure class submarine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Splendid The HMS Sovereign (S108) is a nuclear powered submarine of the Swiftsure class serving in the Royal Navy.
		The HMS Superb (S109) is a nuclear powered submarine of the Swiftsure class serving in the Royal Navy.
		Categories: Submarine classes This is a list of Royal Navy submarines, arranged chronologically.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Swiftsure-class-submarine (396 words)

	Royal Navy: Fleet Submarines
		The SSNs of the Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class are extremely sophisticated, deep diving, high-speed submarines, capable of fulfilling a range of maritime military tasks undreamed of by the strategists of previous generations.
		This weapon allows the SSN to influence the land battle by posing a threat in the period prior to hostilities and, after hostilities commence, the use of highly accurate and lethal warhead against important targets which may otherwise be relatively invulnerable.
		The SSN is used to great effect when the submarine is deployed in advance of friendly forces in order to reduce the flexibility of an opposition force by denying the use of an area or region.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/178.html (369 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		Built by the Australia Submarine Corporation (ASC), all six Collins-class submarines were delivered at a final cost of approximately $3.4 billion, in essence more than $500 million per unit, considerably higher than the cost of the average diesel-electric submarine available on the international market.
		Most of the additional costs are associated with infrastructure improvements at ASC and training for submarine construction, as well as repairs and upgrades that are usually associated with a country that attempts to build a complex system for the first time.
		The Provincien class is the first to operate the APAR multifunction radar--developed by Thales Naval Nederland--which is integrated with the Raytheon long-range SM-2 Standard missile, and may be integrated as well in the future for the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) and Theater Ballistic-Missile Defense (TBMD).
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/may_03_47.php (971 words)

	Astute Class Submarines (SSNs)
		These resurrected names last used for the A Class conventional submarines that first entered service towards the end of the Second World War and it was the first time that a batch of submarines had been ordered together, as in the past nuclear submarines had been ordered singly, on an incremental basis.
		The Astute Class submarines will be built with six 533 mm torpedo tubes and they will be able to carry a total of 36 torpedoes, missiles and mines.
		The Astute Class submarines will also carry Tomahawk, but at the moment will be unable to fire the new Tactom (tactical tomahawk), currently under development by the Americans, as the current model can only be launched vertically while Astute will launch tomahawk from torpedo tubes.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/astute.htm (1055 words)

	Trafalgar class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Trafalgar class submarines were, until the introduction of the Astute class, the Royal Navy's most advanced nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs).
		Internal layout is near identical to the Swiftsure, and it is only 2½ metres longer.
		Rather than the seven-bladed propeller used by the Swiftsures, Trafalgar class submarines use pump-jet propulsion - a high-pitch, low-revolution propeller which is much quieter but much heavier than conventional propeller designs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trafalgar_class_submarine (229 words)

	HMS Sceptre (S104) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		She was the tenth nuclear fleet submarine to enter service with the Royal Navy.
		In the early 1980s she collided with a Russian submarine and her reactor's protection systems would have performed an automatic emergency shutdown (scrammed the reactor), but her captain ordered the safety mechanisms overridden (battleshort enabled).
		This incident was disclosed when David Forghan, former Weapons Officer on the submarine, gave a television interview that was broadcast on September 19, 1991.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMS-Sceptre-(S104).htm (622 words)

	The world's top submarine websites
		This submarine was originally built to ease the harvest of coral.
		The Soviet Union suffered the loss of at least four submarines during this period: K-129 was lost in 1968, K-8 in 1970, K-219 in 1986, and Komsomolets in 1989 (which held a depth record among the military submarines - 1000 m).
		In 2000, a Russian Oscar II-class submarine (which is the world's largest cruise-missile submarine), the Kursk, sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of hydrogen peroxide in a torpedo made it blow inside.
	dirs.org /dir-wiki.cfm/submarine (3009 words)

	Astute attack submarine
		During World War II the submarine service came into its own and since that time boats have become increasingly larger and faster and now the latest name in the long line of famous classes is Astute.
		Following extensive studies the replacement of the Swiftsure class with a totally new design was deemed to be necessary.
		Meanwhile, the study into the Batch 2 Trafalgar class submarines continued and it became apparent that further development of the Trafalgar class was the way forward.
	www.global-defence.com /2003/astute_03.htm (1519 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Depths of despair for submarine at centre of navy's rocky horror show
		Greenpeace yesterday warned that all of Britain's Trafalgar and Swiftsure class "hunter-killer" submarines should be brought back to port and assessed to ensure a Kursk-type accident does not occur.
		As part of a training exercise, the yellow notes were covering the display screens of the navigational systems the officer in charge of the vessel normally relies on, and charts were difficult to read because of the poor lighting.
		The accident was one of three to have befallen the navy's submarine fleet in the past three years.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1205772,00.html (819 words)

	Navy News - Ships of the Royal Navy - HMS Sceptre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As Swiftsure-class submarine HMS Sceptre left Rosyth at the end of March this year, she marked the end of an era as the last submarine to be refitted at Rosyth.
		Before the arrival of the first submarine Sceptre, a motor fishing vessel, the Virginia, was hired for use as a harbour defence patrol craft during the early years of World War II, and bore the name Sceptre.
		After the S-class submarine was built at Greenock in 1943, the submarine’s claim for the name was superior and the former Virginia was renamed once more to become HMS Orb.
	www.navynews.co.uk /ships/sceptre.asp (562 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Navy - n3a2 - Fleet Submarines (SSN) - Swiftsure Class - Trafalgar Class - Astute Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Both classes are capable of continuous patrols at high underwater speed, independent of base support, and can circumnavigate the globe without surfacing.
		The submarine remained under United Kingdom (rather than NATO) control throughout the operation, and, according to some reports from the UK MoD, is understood to have fired 20 of the 238 x TLAC-Ms used in the operation.
		In total, 7 x Trafalgar Class and 2 x Swiftsure Class submarines will be made TLAC-M capable by 2006, with HMS Triumph, HMS Trafalgar, HMS Spartan and HMS Torbay all TLAC-M capable by the end of 2001.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /navy/listings/l0011.html (763 words)

	Future Attack Submarine (FASM) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		submarines entered service between 1983 and 1991 and are due to start decommissioning from 2010.
		submarines expected to be ordered within the next few years.
		A number of other design innovations are being considered for the Future Attack Submarine: one of these focuses on the use of fibre optics which could eliminate the need for a traditional periscope and conning tower.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/fsub.htm (317 words)

	HMS Splendid (S106) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The HMS Splendid (S106) was a nuclear powered submarine of the Swiftsure class.
		Splendid was one of the first submarines to reach the islands, arriving mid April, after sailing from Gibraltar.
		Unlike HMS Conqueror, Splendid did not fire in anger, she did however provide valuable reconnaissance to the on Argentine aircraft movements.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/HMS_Splendid_(S106) (334 words)

	Swiftsure class nuclear submarines
		Sovereign in the oldest submarine in service, it is possible that it is being used primarily as a training boat.
		The submarine took part in NATO Exercise Linked Seas off Gibraltar in 1997 then was the first SSN to undergo a maintenance docking in the shiplift at Faslane.
		The submarine sailed from Faslane on 16 October and was recalled to Faslane on 21 October to be removed from service until checks are carried out into its reactor.
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	Definition of Astute class submarine
		As the Swiftsure-class submarines aged, the Royal Navy began to design their replacements.
		Original plans were for seven boats of the Astute class to replace five Swiftsure-class submarines (Sovereign, Superb, Sceptre, Spartan, and Splendid) and the two oldest Trafalgar-class boats (Trafalgar and Turbulent).
		Like all Royal Navy submarines, the sails of the Astute-class boats will be reinforced to allow surfacing through ice caps.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Astute_class_submarine (516 words)

	Swiftsure class submarine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Royal Navy 's Swiftsure -class of nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs) is the older of the classes of attack submarine in service with RN.
		It originally contained six boats but Swiftsure was decommissioned in 1992 due to suffered to the pressure hull during trials.
		Splendid followed in 2004 due to defence meaning a reduction in the RN SSN The rest of the class are scheduled be out of service by the end the first decade of the 21st century.
	www.freeglossary.com /Swiftsure_class (163 words)

	Naval Technology - SSN Astute Class - Attack Submarine
		The Royal Navy's Astute class submarine is a nuclear powered attack submarine which is to replace the five Swiftsure class submarines, launched between 1973 and 1977 and approaching the end of their operational life.
		The performance specification of the Astute is an extension of the performance of the Trafalgar Class Batch 1 fleet of the Royal Navy's Second Submarine Squadron based at Devonport.
		The keel of Ambush was laid in October 2003 and that of Artful in March 2005.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/astute (1111 words)

	Yorkshire CND - Why Blair is an appeaser - 5/11/02
		An investigation has been launched into the accident and the £300m submarine was heading to the Faslane naval base on the Clyde for further checks.
		The HMS Trafalgar is a Swiftsure class submarine, that is a vessel very similar to the HMS Superb which visited Malta a few months ago.
		‘When a nuclear submarine is involved in an incident of this nature, with the potential for disastrous consequences, it is essential that a full investigation is undertaken, the conclusions of which must be made public,’ said Mr Kennedy.
	cndyorks.gn.apc.org /news/articles/hmstrafalgar.htm (882 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| Nuclear sub crash inquiry
		A formal inquiry is under way after a nuclear submarine broke free from its moorings and hit a dock.
		Damage estimated at thousands of pounds is thought to have been caused to the Swiftsure class submarine HMS Sceptre, which is nearing the end of a two-year refit at Rosyth dockyard in Fife.
		She is normally armed with Tigerfish torpedoes, and the Sub-Harpoon missile, although all weaponry had already been offloaded before berthing for refit.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/666943.stm (534 words)

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