HMS Sceptre (S104)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Sceptre
- Launch Year
- 1976
- Type
- Submarine
- Class
- Swiftsure-class submarine
- Pennant Number
- S104
- Launched
- 1976
- Built at
- Vickers
- Commissioned
- 1978
- Armament
- Torpedoes
- Propulsion
- Nuclear propulsion
- Role
- Attack submarine
- Notable for
- Cold War service
- Fate
- Decommissioned 2010
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Sceptre was a Royal Navy submarine of the swiftsure-class submarine.
Service History
HMS Sceptre served primarily in attack submarine duties and is noted for cold war service.
Historical Significance
HMS Sceptre forms part of the history of British submarine and the evolution of swiftsure-class submarine.