The Submarine Heritage Centre - HMS Trafalgar

Sponsorship Comments

The Morecambe Bay Branch of the Submariners Association has always had a very close relationship with the Ships company of HMS/M Trafalgar. Branch Secretary Craig Farebrother comments as Follows; " When we as a Branch were approached by a presentation team from the Barrow Submarine Heritage Collection, and we saw the quality of the paintings that had been completed at that time, the Branch voted unanimously to sponsor a painting for this collection. When advised that a commission had not yet been placed for the Nuclear Submarine Trafalgar, and due to our close relationship with this particular submarine, this is the painting our Branch chose to commission.Now that we have had sight of the completed painting we are more that pleased with the result."

Trafalgar Technical Facts:

- Builder: Vickers Armstrong Limited - Barrow-in-Furness
- Laid Down: 1978
- Launched: July 1st 1981
- Ordered: January 17th 1944
- Commissioned: May 27th 1983
- Displacement: Surfaced 4,730 tonnes, Dived 5,208 tonnes
- Dimensions (in metres): Length 85.4 x 9.83 x 9.5 draught
- Propulsion: Pressurized water nuclear reactor, generating steam for geared turbines.
- Speed: In excess of 25 knots.
- Armaments: 5 in number torpedo tubes capable of firing: Spearfish and Tigerfish torpedoes. Sub-Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles.
- Complement: 130.
- Other boats of the class built at Barrow: HMS Talent, Tireless, Torbay, Trenchant, Triumph and Turbulent.

Historical Facts:

Along with all the earlier classes of nuclear submarines the "T" class, have rightfully earned their place at "the table" during the "cold war" and other more recent events in history.

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