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HMS Tireless (S88)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tireless.

HMS Tireless (S88) at the North Pole, April 2004
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tireless
Ordered5 July 1979
BuilderVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down6 June 1981
Launched17 March 1984
Sponsored bySue Squires
Commissioned5 October 1985
Decommissioned19 June 2014
HomeportHMNB Devonport, Plymouth
IdentificationPennant number: S88
StatusDecommissioned[1]
Badge
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTrafalgar-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 4,500 to 4,800 t (4,700 long tons; 5,300 short tons)[3]
  • Submerged: 5,200 to 5,300 t (5,200 long tons; 5,800 short tons)[3]
Length85.4 m (280 ft)[3]
Beam9.8 m (32 ft)[3]
Draught9.5 m (31 ft)[3]
Propulsion
SpeedOver 30 knots (56 km/h), submerged[3]
RangeUnlimited[3]
Complement130[3]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 2 × SSE Mk8 launchers for Type 2066 and Type 2071 torpedo decoys
  • RESM Racal UAP passive intercept
  • CESM Outfit CXA
  • SAWCS decoys carried from 2002
Armament
  • 5 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 30 weapons:

HMS Tireless was the third Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy. Tireless is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to bear this name. Launched in March 1984, Tireless was sponsored by Sue Squires, wife of Admiral 'Tubby' Squires, and commissioned in October 1985.

During the Cold War Tireless was primarily involved in anti-submarine warfare patrols in the Atlantic Ocean.[5] After the Cold War, Tireless was deployed around the world, including to the Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean. At the end of its career, Tireless was involved in the search for the missing airliner, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The vessel experienced a number of serious accidents during its operational life.

Tireless had been scheduled for retirement during 2013, but its service was extended until eventual decommissioning on 19 June 2014. Tireless was replaced on active duty by HMS Artful.[6][5]

  1. ^ HMS Tireless navy submarine ends service at Devonport, bbc.com, 19 June 2014
  2. ^ "Trafalgar Class". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1904459552.
  4. ^ "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". International Panel on Fissile Missiles. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "HMS Tireless leaves active service". Royal Navy. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  6. ^ Hansard HL Deb 14 March 2005 vol 670 c116WA quoted in House of Commons Defence Committee - Fourth Report, 12 Dec 2006

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