Swiftsure

Swiftsure (1973)

Type	SSN
Country	UK
Displacement (t)	4,900
Max speed submerged (kn)	30.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	20.0
Nuclear reactors	1
Titanium hull	No
Class year	1973

Sensors

Sonar (2)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
Type 2001	Hull	sub	2.6	4.3
Type 2007	Flank	sub	2.6	—

Launchers (2)

Name

Tubes

Fire control

Max launch depth (m)

533mm Torpedo Tube (forward)

5

FCS

100

1962 - 1971: 11 x Mk 20 S , 10 x Mk 8
1972 - 1979: 11 x Mk 23 Grog , 10 x Mk 8
1980 - 1984: 11 x Mk 24 Mod 1 , 10 x Mk 8
1985 - present: 11 x Mk 24 Mod 2 , 10 x Mk 8

Signal Ejector

2

—

305

Individual hulls (6)

Name	Short name	Country	Start date	End date	Remark
S104 Sceptre	HMS Sceptre	UK	1978-02-14 (Commissioned)	2010-12-10 (Decommissioned)
S105 Spartan	HMS Spartan	UK	1979-09-22 (Commissioned)	2006-01-01 (Decommissioned)
S106 Splendid	HMS Splendid	UK	1981-03-21 (Commissioned)	2004-01-01 (Decommissioned)
S108 Sovereign	HMS Sovereign	UK	1974-07-11 (Commissioned)	2006-09-12 (Decommissioned)
S109 Superb	HMS Superb	UK	1976-11-13 (Commissioned)	2008-09-26 (Decommissioned)
S126 Swiftsure	HMS Swiftsure	UK	1973-04-17 (Commissioned)	1992-01-01 (Decommissioned)