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Churchill Class
| Name |
Builders |
Laid down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
| S46 Churchill |
V |
30th June 1967 |
20th December 1968 |
15th July 1970 |
| S48 Conqueror |
C |
5th December 1967 |
18th August 1969 |
9th November 1971 |
| S50 Courageous |
V |
15th May 1968 |
7th March 1970 |
16th October 1971 |
Builders:
C : Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
V : Vickers, Barrow, United Kingdom
Dimensions:
285' x 33' 3" x 27' / 86.90m x 10.10m x 8.20m
Displacement:
4200 tons surfaced / 4900 tons dived
Complement:
13 + 90
Armament:
6 x 21" bow torpedo tubes
A total of 26 torpedos could be carried, usually Mk8 or Mk20 models. Mines could also be carried.
Powerplant:
One Rolls Royce PWR nuclear reactor was fitted, driving two English Electric steam turbines producing
a total of 15000shp and driving one shaft. Maximum speed was 20kts surfaced and 28kts dived. A Paxman
diesel generator is also fitted. A Paxman diesel generator is also fitted.
Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Type 1006 navigation
Sonar:
Type 2001 conformal
Type 2007 flank mounted
Type 197 intercept
Other:
DCA AIO / fire control
Miscellaneous: