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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

End of an era as submarine is retired after 32 years' service

HMS SceptreIt was the end of an era at Devonport Naval Base when the last of the class of Swiftsure attack submarines was retired after 32 years' service.

HMS Sceptre was formally decommissioned at a special ceremony which saw tributes paid to her role, and the hundreds of submariners who served onboard.

Commander Steve Waller, the 16th and final commanding officer of the vessel, said the occasion marked more than the end of a submarine in service, but also the end of an era of Swiftsure submarines.

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