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Commander of the Submarine Flotilla, Commodore Paul Dunn OBE, salutes HMS Triumph arsenic she leaves HMNB Clyde.
The Royal Navy's past Trafalgar-Class onslaught submarine has completed its last voyage from Scotland to beryllium decommissioned.
HMS Triumph sailed from HM Naval Base Clyde, astatine Faslane successful Argyll, to HMNB Devonport successful Plymouth to discontinue aft much than 20 years successful service.
It was the last remaining of 7 Trafalgar Class onslaught submarines deployed successful operations astir the satellite including Australia, Afghanistan and Libya.
Clyde tugboats fired h2o cannons to nonstop disconnected the submarine and its 110-strong unit connected Tuesday, earlier being welcomed by waving well-wishers arsenic it sailed into Plymouth Sound.
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HMS Triumph is fixed a nonstop disconnected by Clyde tugboats firing their h2o cannons
HMS Triumph arrived flying a decommissioning pennant arsenic it was escorted by tugboats and vessels from Devonport.
Commander Aaron Williams, HMS Triumph's commanding officer, said the Royal Navy would bespeak connected the legacy of HMS Triumph "with immense pride".
He added: "The submarine has served not conscionable arsenic a vessel, but arsenic a awesome of commitment, courage, and camaraderie.
"While this section of HMS Triumph's communicative ends, her tone volition endure successful the memories of each who served aboard her, and successful the gratitude of the federation she helped protect."
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HMS Triumph sails down Gare Loch connected a sunny wintertime time aft leaving Clyde basal
HMS Triumph was laid down successful Barrow shipyard successful February 1987 and commissioned little than 5 years aboriginal successful October 1991.
The submarine deployed to Australia successful 1993, travelling 41,000 miles submerged without support, which astatine the clip was the longest solo deployment by a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine.
The vas aboriginal served successful Afghanistan, launching Tomahawk missiles astatine targets, and was aboriginal deployed to Libya – again firing her weaponry astatine positions from the Mediterranean Sea.
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A lukewarm invited for the submarine from onlookers successful Plymouth Sound
Royal Navy manager of submarines, Rear Admiral Andy Perks, said the farewell stirred emotions of some "pride and sadness".
He added: "The past of the Cold War submarines, these vessels person helped support our state harmless for implicit 30 years."
Triumph volition beryllium officially decommissioned successful a ceremonial successful 2025 arsenic the baton is afloat passed to Astute-Class onslaught submarines.
Five vessels - HMS Astute, HMS Ambush, HMS Artful, HMS Audacious and HMS Anson - are each presently successful work and operating from HM Naval Base Clyde.
A further 2 boats are nether operation astatine BAE Systems successful Barrow-in-Furness.
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Triumph arrives astatine Devonport wherever it volition beryllium officially decommissioned adjacent year
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