British Royal Navy HMS Courageous S-50, SSN-nuclear attack submarine

HMS Courageous
is the last of three boats ordered under the Churchill class; built by Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd (VSEL), in Barrow,laid down on May 15, 1968; launched on March 7, 1970 and commissioned October 16, 1971.

Courageous
served in the Falklands Conflict. She was the first Royal Navy submarine fitted with Sub-Harpoon-SSM sub launched anti-ship missiles. She paid off on April 10, 1992.
 



Image Country Year Description
Saint Helena 2002 HMS Courageous, S-50, SSN
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