Whats this all aboot?

[EvanL]

SWIFTSURE CLASS

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Country Of Origin: UK
(Canada Has Recently Purchased These Submarines)
Designation: Submarine
Class: SWIFTSURE (SSN)
In Service: 5


Pennant Number
Ships Name

(S 108) SOVEREIGN
(S 109) SUPERB
(S 104) SCEPTRE
(S 105) SPARTAN
(S 106) SPLENDID

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DIMENSIONS



Displacement: 4400.0 (Tons) (Standard)
Displacement: 4900.0 (Tons) (Dived)
Length: 82.9 (Metres)
Beam: 9.8 (Metres)
Draught: 8.5 (Metres)
Speed: 30 + (Knots) (Dived)
Range: Unknown (Miles)

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DETECTION SYSTEMS



Radar System:
Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006


Sonar System: AUWE Type 2001
Plessey Type 2020
Marconi / Plessey Type 2074 (Hull Mounted)
BAC Type 2007 (Hull Mounted) flank array
Ferranti Type 2046 (Towed Array)
Thomson Sintra Type 2019 PARIS

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ARMAMENT



Missiles: SSM - McDonnell Douglas UGM-84 B Sub-Harpoon
Decoys: 2 SSE Mk 6 launchers
Torpedoes: 5 - 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes. Marconi Tigerfish

http://www.nasog.net/datasheets/warships/sub/Swiftsure_Class.htm

[Mongrel]

Its called us spending what little money we have for our CF's on Surpluss junk.

Add this to the Strykers waist of money.

I just don't get why we can't build our own stuff anymore?
We used to kick ass in that department.

Cheers!
M.

[scott]

North American Special Operations Group? sigh

theyre just wrong
evan youre right to question it
and mongrel youre probably thinking of the Victoria (ex-Upholder) SSKs