NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2008 3
● Thirtysomething... Just days after her 30th birthday, hunter-killer
submarine HMS Sceptre leaves Faslane bound for Loch Long to
conduct trials.
The Barrow-built boat was commissioned on Valentine’s Day
1978... that’s 13 years before the youngest member of her ship’s
company came into this world. Actually, the average age of the crew
is just one year older than Sceptre herself (the oldest deep aboard
is 47).
All on board celebrated with a rather large cake (featuring, of
course, the submariners’ legendary dolphins crest) courtesy of
the boat’s catering department, chefs, sorry logisticians (catering
services (preparation)) Tinker, Marshall and PO Boyle.
Despite her longevity, the Swiftsure-class submarine has a couple
more years of service left in her; she’s due to pay off in 2010.
Picture: LLogs Stu Hill, FRPU Clyde
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