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HMS ''Repulse'' was one of two ''Resolution''-class ballistic missile submarines ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs on 8 May 1963, with a further two ordered from [[Cammell Laird]] the same day. ''Repulse'' was laid down at Vickers Armstrongs' [[Barrow-in-Furness]] shipyard on 12 March 1965 and was launched on 4 November 1967,<ref name="jfs71 p335">Blackman 1971, p. 335.</ref> She was launched by Lady [[Joan Zuckerman]] who was the wife of the Chief Scientific Advisor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Untitled |url=http://www.hms-repulse.co.uk/history.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.hms-repulse.co.uk}}</ref> Repulse ran aground in the [[Walney Channel]] during the launch, although she was undamaged and successfully floated off on the next high tide.<ref name="deep p249-0">Hennessey and Jinks 2016, pp. 249–250.</ref> She commissioned on 28 September 1968.<ref name="conways47 p531">Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 531.</ref> While she was planned to be the third of her class, delays with the build of {{HMS|Renown|S26|6}} at [[Cammell Laird]]'s [[Birkenhead]] shipyard meant that ''Repulse'' overtook ''Renown'' and was commissioned second of class.<ref name="deep p251-2">Hennessey and Jinks 2016, pp. 251–252.</ref> She was the last of her class remaining in service with the navy, decommissioning in 1996. | HMS ''Repulse'' was one of two ''Resolution''-class ballistic missile submarines ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs on 8 May 1963, with a further two ordered from [[Cammell Laird]] the same day. ''Repulse'' was laid down at Vickers Armstrongs' [[Barrow-in-Furness]] shipyard on 12 March 1965 and was launched on 4 November 1967,<ref name="jfs71 p335">Blackman 1971, p. 335.</ref> She was launched by Lady [[Joan Zuckerman]] who was the wife of the Chief Scientific Advisor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Untitled |url=http://www.hms-repulse.co.uk/history.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.hms-repulse.co.uk}}</ref> Repulse ran aground in the [[Walney Channel]] during the launch, although she was undamaged and successfully floated off on the next high tide.<ref name="deep p249-0">Hennessey and Jinks 2016, pp. 249–250.</ref> She commissioned on 28 September 1968.<ref name="conways47 p531">Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 531.</ref> While she was planned to be the third of her class, delays with the build of {{HMS|Renown|S26|6}} at [[Cammell Laird]]'s [[Birkenhead]] shipyard meant that ''Repulse'' overtook ''Renown'' and was commissioned second of class.<ref name="deep p251-2">Hennessey and Jinks 2016, pp. 251–252.</ref> She was the last of her class remaining in service with the navy, decommissioning in 1996. | ||
On 10 October 1988 while moored at [[HMNB Clyde]] a trio of anti nuclear campaigners managed to reach the submarine’s control room before being arrested.<ref name=Higham>{{cite news |last=Higham |first=Nick |date=30 December 2016 |title=Cabinet files reveal plan to shoot nuclear intruders |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38369742 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> | |||
== Appearances in media == | == Appearances in media == | ||
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Repulse (S23) was a Template:Sclass ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy.
History
HMS Repulse was one of two Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs on 8 May 1963, with a further two ordered from Cammell Laird the same day. Repulse was laid down at Vickers Armstrongs' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard on 12 March 1965 and was launched on 4 November 1967,[1] She was launched by Lady Joan Zuckerman who was the wife of the Chief Scientific Advisor.[2] Repulse ran aground in the Walney Channel during the launch, although she was undamaged and successfully floated off on the next high tide.[3] She commissioned on 28 September 1968.[4] While she was planned to be the third of her class, delays with the build of Template:HMS at Cammell Laird's Birkenhead shipyard meant that Repulse overtook Renown and was commissioned second of class.[5] She was the last of her class remaining in service with the navy, decommissioning in 1996.
On 10 October 1988 while moored at HMNB Clyde a trio of anti nuclear campaigners managed to reach the submarine’s control room before being arrested.[6]
Appearances in media
HMS Repulse was joined by a BBC film crew for a deployment in 1984. The crew documented the effect of the 8 week long deployment on both the crew, and family members on land. The program was broadcast in February 1985, as part of a 6 film series documenting the Royal Navy Submarine Service.[7]
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