HMS Trafalgar (S107)
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| Commissioned: | April 7, 1977 |
| Keel laying: | April 15, 1979 |
| Launch: | July 1, 1981 |
| Commissioning: | May 27, 1983 |
| Decommissioning | 4th December 2009 |
| Data | |
| Displacement: | 5,200 ts |
| Length: | 85 m |
| Width: | 9.8 m |
| Drive: | 1 × PWR1 nuclear reactor |
| Top speed: | 32 knots |
| Crew: | 130 |
The HMS Trafalgar (S107) was a nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy and belonged to the Trafalgar class , which it was named after.
history
On November 6, 2002, the submarine ran aground during a navigation exercise on the island of Fladda-chùain off the coast of Scotland . The HMS Trafalgar was slightly damaged in the accident. The repair cost around five million pounds (7.5 million euros). The cause of the incident was that the plans for the maneuver were changed at short notice, which the naval students responsible for navigation were not prepared for. This situation resulted in incorrect assessments, for example the current was incorrectly calculated, which ultimately led to the submarine touching down. The officers in charge of the maneuver, Commander Fancy and Commander McGhie, were found guilty by a military tribunal of neglect of due diligence and high risk of the submarine by failing to correct the naval students' mistakes.
On November 7, 2008, there was an accident during maintenance work on the Trafalgar at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth . When radioactive cooling water was diverted through a pipeline from on board the submarine to a tank on the base, the pipeline burst and 280 liters of radioactive liquid flowed into the Tamar River . On December 4, 2009, the Trafalgar was decommissioned.
Individual evidence
- ^ Nuclear submarine runs aground , BBC. November 7, 2002.
- ↑ Michael Evans: Royal Navy commanders let students crash nuclear submarine into seabed , The Times. May 23, 2008.
- ^ Agency admits sub leak breakdown , BBC. November 12, 2008.