ADOPTED BY ATHERTON RNA

Built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness, the fifth HMS SCEPTRE was commissioned on 14th February 1978 by Lady Audrey White.
She was the tenth nuclear powered Fleet, or Attack, submarine to enter service with the Royal Navy and the first of a new generation of nuclear powered submarines to be named after a previous submarine.

The modern SCEPTRE is a giant compared to her predecessors.

The name of HMS SCEPTRE carries with it a long and respected tradition in the Royal Navy. The flash movie shows HMS Sceptre during WWII along with the present HMS SCEPTRE, which is the fifth vessel to hold the name and continue upholding the finest traditions of the Service.

Displacement: 4,400 tons Standard; 4,900 tons dived
Length: 83 m Beam: 9.8 m Draught: 8.5m Complement: 116 (13 Officers)

Armament:

5 tubes capable of firing:
Spearfish Torpedoes
Tigerfish Torpedoes
RN Sub Harpoon Missiles
Tomahawk Missiles (HMS Splendid only)
Sensors:
Sonar including Bow, Flank, Active Intercept and Towed Arrays
Attack and Search Periscopes
Collision avoidance radar
Electronic warfare equipment