§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when it is planned that each of the S and T class fleet submarines will be paid off. [40312]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 4 March 2002]: HMS Swiftsure was operationally decommissioned in 1992. The planned operational decommissioning dates for the remainder of the Royal Navy's S class submarines are given in the table.
Swiftsure class SSN Planned operational decommissioning date HMS Sovereign 2005 HMS Superb 2006 HMS Sceptre 2010 HMS Spartan 2006 HMS Splendid 2003 The planned operational decommissioning dates for the Royal Navy's Trafalgar class submarines are shown in the table.
Trafalgar class SSN Planned operational decommissioning date HMS Trafalgar 2007 HMS Turbulent 2008 HMS Tireless 2011 HMS Torbay 2021 HMS Trenchant 2023 HMS Talent 2017 HMS Triumph 2019