HL Deb 05 July 1979 vol 401 c634WA
Lord ORR-EWING

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they expect to place the next order for a nuclear powered submarine.

The MINISTER of STATE, MINISTRY of DEFENCE (Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal)

An order for the fifteenth nuclear powered Fleet submarine was placed with Vickers Shipbuilding Group Limited today. This will be the third submarine of the Trafalgar class. The total cost of the vessel, including weapons and equipment, is expected to be about £125 million.