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refit at Rosyth Dockyard from August 94 to April 98, when it
was rededicated, prior to returning to Faslane. CO, Cmdr
Humphries said: "in blue water warfare terms this
platform is more currently more capable than a
first-generation T-boat; Trafalgar and Turbulent would have
a slight edge on us, but it's fractional." (the two
named T class had undergone their first refit and been
updated).
Berthed at Faslane during late April 98.
It had problems at sea during April 1999 off the West coast
of Scotland, MoD said problem had no nuclear implications.
Used in Area Capability Training in October / November 1999
in West of UK and Minches.
Deployed to the American Undersea Testing and Evaluatoin
Centre in the Bahamas in April 2000.
Berthed at Faslane in late July 2000. Rolls Royce and
Associates boxes were alongside in July indicating reactor
work.
Superb has been withdrawn from operational service because
of a potential reactor fault (Daily Telgraph 8/9/00)
It has been berthed at Faslane from July to October 2000.
Signs of "Tireless" fault found, 1 Nov 00
Carrying out trials at sea in summer 2001.
Deployed to the Gulf with Argonaut task force which left UK
in early September 2001. (not cruise capable)
Listed as operational in November 2001
In January 2002 it was revealed that there was concern that
Superb could have the same problem as Sceptre as it had a
similar reactor design. However a safety case had been made
for it to return to duty, pending a further inspection later
in 2002.
