It was the Swiftsure-class nuclear submarine that was the first to arrive in the South Atlantic, just 10 days after the invasion on 2 April and three weeks before the Royal Navy flagships.

Babcock International Group has been awarded a three-year contract to prepare for the first nuclear defueling of a decommissioned Trafalgar Class submarine in over 20 years.

The Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) submarine dismantling project announced on Wednesday that demonstrator sub Swiftsure has had its fin removed, a major milestone as the vessel prepares to be ...

Amazing scenes show a hero British nuclear-powered submarine being dismantled. HMS Swiftsure became famous during the Cold War for sneaking underneath a Soviet aircraft carrier to snap photographs ...

Amazing scenes show a hero British nuclear-powered submarine being dismantled. HMS Swiftsure became famous during the Cold War for sneaking underneath a Soviet aircraft carrier to snap photographs ...

HMS Swiftsure, former Royal Navy nuclear submarine, being decommissioned. | Contributed Read More 12 new "state-of-the-art" nuclear attack submarines being built to "face Russian aggression", when ...

Fin removed from submarine as disposal reaches ‘significant marker’ It is hoped that by dismantling the Swiftsure, a blueprint for future decommissioned submarines can be created.

Sir Chris Gardner, chief executive of the Submarine Delivery Agency, said: “To see the fin of Swiftsure removed is a significant marker of progress in the DNE’s submarine dismantling project.

It is hoped that by dismantling the Swiftsure, a blueprint for future decommissioned submarines can be created. Fin removed from submarine as disposal reaches ‘significant marker’ Skip to main ...

June 04, 2025 at 0:52pm BST. A “significant marker” in the progress of a submarine dismantling initiative has been completed, as the first vessel to be stripped down had its fin cut and removed.

Sir Chris Gardner, chief executive of the Submarine Delivery Agency, said: “To see the fin of Swiftsure removed is a significant marker of progress in the DNE’s submarine dismantling project.