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SUBMARINES
TRAFALGAR nuclear attack submarines (1983 - 1991)
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Trafalgar 2006
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar | S107 | VSEL, Barrow | 25.4.1979 | 1.7.1981 | 27.5.1983 | stricken 12.2009 | |
| Turbulent | S87 | VSEL, Barrow | 8.5.1980 | 1.12.1982 | 28.4.1984 | stricken 7.2012 | |
| Tireless | S88 | VSEL, Barrow | 6.6.1981 | 17.3.1984 | 5.10.1985 | stricken 6.2014 | |
| Torbay | S90 | VSEL, Barrow | 3.12.1982 | 8.3.1985 | 7.2.1987 | stricken 7.2017 | |
| Trenchant | S91 | VSEL, Barrow | 28.10.1985 | 3.11.1986 | 14.1.1989 | in service (2019) | |
| Talent | S92 | VSEL, Barrow | 13.5.1986 | 15.4.1988 | 12.5.1990 | in service (2019) | |
| Triumph | S93 | VSEL, Barrow | 2.2.1987 | 16.2.1991 | 12.10.1991 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 4740 / 5208 |
| Length, m | 85.4 |
| Breadth, m | 9.83 |
| Draught, m | 8.25 hull 9.50 max surfaced |
| No of shafts | S107: 1 others: 1 pump-jet |
| Machinery | 2 sets GEC-Alstom geared steam turbines, Rolls-Royce PWR1 nuclear reactor |
| Power, h. p. | 15000 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 / 30 |
| Fuel, t | nuclear |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | practically unlimited |
| Armament | 5 - 533 TT (bow, 25, inc. 4 Sub-Harpoon SSM (4 UGM-84B), mines instead of torpedoes) |
| Electronic equipment | S107, 87-91: type 1007 radar, type 2020 MODEX, type 2007, type 2019 PARIS, type 2026, type 2027 sonars, UAC, Telegon 6 CXA ECM suites, 2x SSE Mk 8 decoy launchers, DCB/DCG CCS S92: type 1007 radar, type 2020 MODEX, type 2007, type 2019 PARIS, type 2046, type 2027 sonars, UAC, Telegon 6 CXA ECM suites, 2x SSE Mk 8 decoy launchers, DCB/DCG CCS S93: type 1007 radar, type 2020 MODEX, type 2072, type 2019 PARIS, type 2046, type 2027 sonars, UAC, Telegon 6 CXA ECM suites, 2x SSE Mk 8 decoy launchers, DCB/DCG CCS |
| Complement | 97 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 300 |
Standard scale images
Trafalgar 2000
Graphics
Trafalgar 2006
Tireless 2008
Project history
These submarines resemble the Swiftsure class, but with much more attention paid to silencing, all hulls are coated with anechoic tiles.
Modernizations
1995, Trafalgar: - UAC ECM suite, DCB/DCG CCS; + UAP(1) ECM suite, SMCS CCS
1997, Turbulent, 1999, Tireless: - type 2020 sonar, UAC ECM suite, DCB/DCG CCS; + type 2074 sonar, UAP(1) ECM suite, SMCS CCS
1999, Triumph; 2000, Trafalgar; 2002, Turbulent; 2003, Trenchant; 2004, Tireless; 2005, Talent; 2007, Torbay: + Tomahawk Block III CruM (4 UGM-109 instead of torpedoes)
2003, Torbay: - type 2020 MODEX, type 2007, type 2019 PARIS, type 2026, type 2027 sonars, UAC ECM suite, DCB/DCG CCS; + type 2076 Block IV sonar suite, type 2046, type 2082 sonars, UAP(1) ECM suite, SMCS NG CCS
2004, Trenchant; 2007, Talent; 2009, Triumph: - type 2020 MODEX, type 2007, type 2019 PARIS, type 2026, type 2027 sonars, UAC ECM suite, DCB/DCG CCS; + type 2076 Block V sonar suite, type 2046, type 2082 sonars, UAP(1) ECM suite, SMCS NG CCS
2008, all: - Tomahawk Block III CruM, Sub-Harpoon SSM; + Tomahawk Block IV CruM
2008, Trenchant: + BQS-15A sonar
2019-2020, all as planned: - Telegon 6 CXA ECM suite; + CESM/7415 Eddystone ECM suite
Naval service
No significant events.
