HMS Sovereign (S108)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | 16 March 1969 |
| Laid down: | 18 September 1970 |
| Launched: | 17 February 1973 |
| Commissioned: | 11 July 1974 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 September 2006 |
| Fate: | Paid off |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,900 tonnes (dived) |
| Length: | 82.9 m |
| Beam: | 9.8 m |
| Draught: | 8.5 m |
| Propulsion: | In excess of 20 knots, dived |
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| Range: | |
| Complement: | 116 |
| Armament: | 5 tubes capable of firing: Spearfish Torpedoes |
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The HMS Sovereign (S108) is a nuclear powered submarine of the Swiftsure class serving in the Royal Navy. She will be decommissioned later this year and recently left Faslane to embark on a round the world deployment prior to decommission due around november.
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Swiftsure | Sovereign | Superb | Sceptre | Spartan | Splendid |
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