- HMS Talent (S92)
HMS "Talent" (S92) is a
Trafalgar class submarine of theRoyal Navy .She is the sixth of seven Trafalgar class hunter killer submarines, built by
Barrow-in-Furness , HMS Talent was launched by HRHPrincess Anne in April 1988 and commissioned in May 1990.HMS Talent has just under took a Long Overhaul Period (Refuelling) at its base port in
Plymouth and in March 2007 rejoined the active fleet, following a £386 million upgrade. She has been given a new reactor core and has been equipped with a new sonar suite the Sonar 2076. Sonar 2076 has the power equivalent to approximately 400 PCs and can precisely track the movement of small objects from hundreds of miles away.The Royal Navy describe SONAR 2076,as the most advanced Sonar in service with any Navy in the World. She has also been given the ability to fireTomahawk Land AttackCruise Missile TLAM .She is affiliated with
Shrewsbury inShropshire .External links
* [http://royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2504 Royal Navy official site]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/talent_s92_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest HMS Talent S-92 pages]
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