HMS Talent (S92)
_with_Lynx_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea_2013.JPG) Talent in the Mediterranean Sea, October 2013.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Talent |
| Ordered | 10 September 1984 |
| Builder | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | 13 May 1986 |
| Launched | 15 April 1988 |
| Sponsored by | The Princess Royal |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1990 |
| Decommissioned | 20 May 2022 |
| Homeport | HMNB Clyde, Faslane |
| Identification | S92 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Trafalgar-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 85.4 m (280 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Beam | 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Draught | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | Over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged[1] |
| Range | Unlimited[1] |
| Complement | 130[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems | Sonar 2076 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | |
HMS Talent is the sixth of seven Trafalgar-class nuclear submarines operated by the Royal Navy from 1990 until 2022. It was built at Barrow-in-Furness.
Name
[edit]Talent is the third submarine of the Royal Navy to bear the name. The first was a T-class submarine that was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy as HNLMS Zwaardvisch before launching in 1943. The second, was also a T-class submarine, launched in 1945 and operated by the Royal Navy until 1966.
Operational history
[edit]Talent was launched by The Princess Royal in April 1988, and commissioned in May 1990.
Talent entered HMNB Devonport, its homeport, for a refit, rejoining the active fleet in March 2007 following a £386 million upgrade. This included a new reactor core, and updated sonar suite: Sonar 2076.
In 2009, Talent suffered loss of primary and alternative power supplies to its nuclear reactors while in dock.[3]
On 6 August 2013, Talent returned to Plymouth after a 3-month deployment.[4] In October 2013, the submarine conducted an anti-submarine exercise with HMS Dragon, USS Gravely, USS Stout and USS Barry.[5]
In April 2015, it was reported that Talent had struck ice at some point in 2014 while tracking Russian vessels.[6]
Talent moved from Devonport to HMNB Clyde in July 2019.[7]
Although originally scheduled for decommissioning in 2021, the slow delivery of the Astute-class boats meant that Talent was retained in service for at least an additional 12 months, with a planned out of service date extended to the end of 2022.[8]
Under the terms of the 2021 Integrated Review, Talent was scheduled to be decommissioned by the end of 2022, to be replaced by HMS Anson, the fifth Astute-class submarine.[8] In April 2022, it was reported that Talent was being prepared for disposal and the submarine was decommissioned in a joint ceremony with Trenchant on 20 May 2022, in the presence of the Princess Royal.[9][10][11]
Affiliations
[edit]The boat was affiliated with the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, and while commissioned, its crew enjoyed Freedom of the Town.[12]
The submarine's sponsor was the Princess Royal, who presided over its launch in 1988 and its decommissioning ceremony in 2022.
See also
[edit]- HMS Anson - Talent's replacement.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1904459552.
- ^ "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". International Panel on Fissile Missiles. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Masters, Sam. "Major nuclear incident at Britain's Royal Navy submarine base averted". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ HMS Talent returns, royalnavy.mod.uk
- ^ HMS Talent Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, navynews.co.uk
- ^ LaGrone, Sam (20 July 2016). "HMS Ambush Collides With Merchant Vessel". USNI News. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Channon, Max (31 July 2019). "Sub leaves for last time before she joins nuclear graveyard". plymouthherald. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b "The Defence Command Paper and the future of the Royal Navy". Navy Lookout. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "HMS Talent retired. Royal Navy down to just 5 attack submarines | Navy Lookout". 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Talent and Trenchant decommission as new submarine fleet sails forward". Royal Navy. 20 May 2022.
- ^ Farewell to fleet members Ships Monthly July 2022 page 15
- ^ Humprhries, Hilary (27 October 2022). "HMS Talent Returns Freedom Rights to Shrewsbury". Shrewsbury Town Council. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
External links
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- Royal Navy HMS Talent (royalnavy.mod.uk)