HMS Valiant (S102)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Ordered: | 31 August 1960 |
| Laid down: | 22 January 1962 |
| Launched: | 3 December 1963 |
| Commissioned: | 18 July 1966 |
| Status: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,300 tonnes surfaced,
4,800 tonnes submerged |
| Length: | 86.9 m |
| Beam: | 10.1 m |
| Propulsion: | Single pressurised water reactor |
| Speed: | 20 knots surfaced,
28 knots submerged |
| Complement: | 116 |
| Armament: | Six 21" bow torpoedo tubes |
The sixth, and most recent HMS Valiant was the second of Britain's nuclear-powered submarines, and the first of the two Valiant class. She was ordered on 31 August 1960, laid down 22 January 1962, launched on 3 December 1963 by Lady Thorneycroft, and finally entered service 18 July 1966.
She was refitted in 1970, 1977 and 1989, and participated in the Falklands War in 1982. Following the development of engine trouble in June 1994, she was paid off 12 August 1994.
Her hull and reactor are currently laid up afloat at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, Devon until facilities are available for the long term storage of her radioactive components. When the reactor can safely be stored, she will be raised out of the water and put on public display.
[edit] See also
See HMS Valiant for other ships of this name.
| Valiant-class submarine |
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Valiant | Warspite |
| List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy |
