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Adapted from a BBC article  |  Thursday 22nd March 2007

HMS Tireless
HMS Tireless can deal with extreme environments (Picture: Royal Navy)

Safety on board the fleet subs is now under scrutiny after an explosion on HMS Tireless killed two British sailors and injured another. HMS Tireless - the third Trafalgar class vessel in the fleet, based at Devonport, Plymouth - was taking part in a joint British-US operation under the Arctic icecap when an emergency oxygen device malfunctioned. The MoD has insisted that the ship itself had not been in danger.

The Royal Navy's fleet submarines provide essential support to Britain's four Vanguard submarines, which are armed with strategic ballistic Trident missiles.

But the fleet submarines - seven Trafalgar class and two Swiftsure class vessels - are themselves sophisticated weapons tasked with seeking out and destroying enemy submarines that may pose a threat.

Chiefly designed for the Cold War, the Trafalgar class has since taken part in the Kosovo conflict and attacks against the Taleban in Afghanistan. The submarines also play an important part in intelligence-gathering, because of their ability to remain undetected. "Their role is to essentially take out the enemy, but they have a major intelligence role - listening, taking pictures."

 

The inside of HMS Tirless

  • Crew - 130
  • Main weapon - Tomahawk cruise missiles
  • Speed - 36.8mph (32 knots)
  • Length - 85.4m (280ft)
  • Width - 9.8m (32.2ft)
  

The first HMS Tireless submarine

There have been two vessels called HMS Tireless. The first submarine to bear that name was authorised during World War 2 and initially joined the British Pacific Fleet. It was propelled by diesel engines and electric motors.
(Picture: Royal Navy)

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