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Churchill Class SubmarineThe three Chuchill-class submarines were nuclear powered hunter-killer submarines which served with the Royal Navy from the 1970s until the early 1990s. The lead ship was named for the former British Prime Minister and First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill The Churchill class carried a crew of 103 and had a full load displacement of 4,900 tons whilst dived. They were 86.9 metres long, had a beam of 10.1 metres and a draught of 8.2 metres. The boats were capable of making 28 knots submerged. Weapons included Mark 8 torpedoes, Mark 24 Tigerfish torpedoes, and sub-harpoon anti ship missiles. Six 21 inch torpedo tubes fired from the bow. Like all nuclear powered submarines the Churchill class could remain submerged almost indefinitely, with supplies of food being the only limiting factor. HMS Conqueror was the most famous of the class, sinking the Argentina cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War. As of 2005, she was the only nuclear powered submarine to have engaged an enemy ship with torpedoes.
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