Four boats is the minimum the Royal Navy’s nuclear deterrence mission allows: one on patrol, one working up or returning, one in short maintenance, one in deep refit. There is no fifth hull. When a single overhaul overruns, the boat at sea stays out longer — which is why crews are now serving patrols of […]
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