- HMS Turbulent (S87)
HMS "Turbulent" (S87) is a
Trafalgar class submarine of theRoyal Navy built byVickers Shipbuilding ,Barrow-in-Furness ."Turbulent" went through her modernisation and first nuclear refuel in 1997.
On 16 April 2003 HMS Turbulent was the first Royal Navy vessel to return home from the war against
Iraq . She arrived inPlymouth flying theJolly Roger after launching thirtyTomahawk cruise missiles .HMS "Turbulent" is in service and is based at the naval base at
HMNB Devonport .The submarine has recently left Devonport Naval Base with some of the most advanced communications links in the Royal Navy’s fleet of submarines thanks to an Ministry of Defence update.
HMS "Turbulent" is set to be
decommissioned in 2011.See HMS "Turbulent" for other ships of the same name.
External links
* [http://royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2443 Royal Navy official site]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/turbulent_s87_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest HMS Turbulent S-87 pages]
* [http://www.netnewspublisher.com/trafalgar-class-attack-submarine-hms-turbulent-leaves-devonport-naval-base-after-key-upgrades/ HMS Turbulent Completes Upgrades]References
*"Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day", by Robert Hutchinson
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