HMS Repulse (S23)
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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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