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''Churchill'' was chosen to trial the first full-size submarine [[pump jet]] propulsion. Trials of a high-speed unit were followed by further trials with a low-speed unit, and these were successful enough for the same propulsion to be fitted in the rest of the class.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cold war, hot science: applied research in Britain's defence laboratories, 1945-1990|last=Bud|first=Robert|last2=Gummett|first2=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/ |
''Churchill'' was chosen to trial the first full-size submarine [[pump jet]] propulsion. Trials of a high-speed unit were followed by further trials with a low-speed unit, and these were successful enough for the same propulsion to be fitted in the rest of the class.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cold war, hot science: applied research in Britain's defence laboratories, 1945-1990|last=Bud|first=Robert|last2=Gummett|first2=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/?id=HMx_6FtHBcUC&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=british+submarine+pump+jet#v=onepage&q=british%20submarine%20pump%20jet&f=false|publisher=NMSI Trading Ltd|year=2002|page=166|isbn=978-1-900747-47-9}}</ref> Later British submarine classes also featured the pump jet, although first-of-class vessels ''Swiftsure'' and ''Trafalgar'' were fitted with propellers at build. |
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 HMS Churchill (S46) nuclear submarine at sea
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Churchill |
| Namesake | Winston Churchill |
| Laid down | 30 June 1967 |
| Launched | 20 December 1968 |
| Commissioned | 15 July 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 28 February 1991 |
| Fate | Awaiting disposal |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Churchill-class submarine |
| Displacement | 4,900 tonnes (4,823 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 86.9 m (285 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10.1 m (33 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 Rolls-Royce PWR nuclear reactor, 1 shaft |
| Speed | 28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) submerged |
| Complement | 103 |
| Armament |
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HMS Churchill was the first of three Churchill-class submarine nuclear fleet submarines that served with the Royal Navy.
Construction
Churchill, the Royal Navy's fourth nuclear-powered fleet submarine was ordered on 21 October 1965, and was laid down at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited (VSEL)'s Barrow-in-Furness shipyard on 30 June 1967. The submarine was launched by Mary Soames, Winston Churchill's youngest daughter, on 20 December 1968 and commissioned on 15 July 1971.[1][2]
Propulsion
Churchill was chosen to trial the first full-size submarine pump jet propulsion. Trials of a high-speed unit were followed by further trials with a low-speed unit, and these were successful enough for the same propulsion to be fitted in the rest of the class.[3] Later British submarine classes also featured the pump jet, although first-of-class vessels Swiftsure and Trafalgar were fitted with propellers at build.
Commanding officers
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| From | To | Captain |
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| 1981 | 1982 | Cdre Jonathan Gervaise Fitzpatrick Cooke OBE RN |
References
- ^ Blackman 1971, p. 336.
- ^ Hillbeck, Ian W. (1997). "Boat Database: Churchill (S46)". Submariner's Associated: Barrow-in-Furness Branch. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Bud, Robert; Gummett, Philip (2002). Cold war, hot science: applied research in Britain's defence laboratories, 1945-1990. NMSI Trading Ltd. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-900747-47-9.
- Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. (1971). Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.