HMS Splendid (S106)
HMS Splendid pictured off HMNB Clyde in March 1995 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Splendid (ex Severn) |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Ordered | 26 May 1976 |
| Builder | Vickers |
| Laid down | 23 November 1977 |
| Launched | 5 October 1979 |
| Commissioned | 21 March 1981 |
| Decommissioned | 2004 |
| Motto | Splendidly Audacious |
| Status | Awaiting Disposal |
| 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) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | In excess of 20 knots (37 km/h), dived |
| Complement | 116 officers and men |
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HMS Splendid was a Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Swiftsure class. From commissioning in 1979 to her decommission in 2004 she took part in many operations involving British forces around the globe.