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Swiftsure class submarine
The Royal Navy's Swiftsure class of nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs) includes five boats:
Sceptre (S104),
Spartan (S105)[?],
Splendid (S106)[?],
Sovereign (S108)[?], and
Superb (S109)[?].
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 4400 tons standard; 4900 tons submerged
- Length: 83 meters
- Beam: 9.8 meters
- Draught: 8.5 meters
- Complement: 13 officers, 103 ratings
- Armament: 5 tubes capable of firing:
- Sensors:
- sonar (bow, flank, active intercept, and towed arrays)
- periscopes (attack and search)
- collision avoidance radar
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