![HMS Sceptre, a nuclear-powered submarine, entered service in 1978 and it is estimated around 1,500 men have served on board during her time. HMS Sceptre](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jOivd5scNQrLqVdCdeZ4_UZkKXjdGUtiPL5zDUlymM7ik8ewYVhMeavNUUPWXcQ-aMFZ6AeBTLSvkUiH-v4FQW7xi0Mr4wY-IGliLR5MhB0ccnxHxaJ1qSmDa7i2IprkJ74b/s144/hms-sceptre.jpg)
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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