HMS Excalibur

HMS Excalibur

HMS "Excalibur" was the sister ship of HMS|Explorer, the two submarines being the only High test peroxide (HTP) powered submarines to be constructed by the Royal Navy.

For details of the decisions leading to their construction, and problems affecting the vessels, please refer to the article on HMS "Explorer".


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