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HMS Turbulent (S87)
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| Career | 
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| Ordered: | July 28, 1978 | |
| Laid down: | May 8, 1980 | |
| Launched: | December 1, 1982 | |
| Commissioned: | April 28, 1984 | |
| Decommissioned: | ||
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| General Characteristics | ||
| Displacement: | 5,200 tonnes dived | |
| Length: | 85.4 m | |
| Beam: | 9.8 m | |
| Draught: | 9.5.m | |
| Propulsion: | One Rolls-Royce PWR1 nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one shaft, 15,000 shp (11 MW) | |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) surfaced 30 knots (56 km/h) submerged | |
| Range: | ||
| Complement: | 130 | |
| Armament: | 5 tubes capable of firing: Spearfish Torpedoes | |
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HMS Turbulent (S87) is a Trafalgar-class submarine of the Royal Navy.
See HMS Turbulent for other ships of the same name.
On April 16, 2003, HMS Turbulent, the first Royal Navy vessel to return home from the war against Iraq, arrived in Plymouth flying the Jolly Roger after launching thirty Tomahawk cruise missiles.
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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