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HMS Turbulent (S87)
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HMS Turbulent is a of the Royal Navy
built by Vickers Shipbuilding, Barrow-in-Furness
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Turbulent is scheduled to be decommissioned
at the end of 2011.
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On 16 April 2003 HMS Turbulent was the first Royal Navy vessel to return home from the war against Iraq
. She arrived in Plymouth
flying the Jolly Roger
after launching thirty Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Turbulent left Devonport in February 2011 for a ten month deployment, her final before decommissioning. The deployment saw her operating in the Gulf of Sidra
relieving HMS Triumph
as part of the British contribution to the Libya intervention
. She was then herself relieved by Triumph, before heading through the Suez Canal
in June to take up patrol in the Indian Ocean
. The boat called into the port of Fujairah
, where she rendezvoused with the support ship RFA Diligence
.
The current and final captain of the submarine is Commander Ryan Ramsey MA.
's Heston's Mission Impossible
. Its food menu was changed from typical, home-cooked "heavy" food to a lighter, healthier menu employing the sous-vide
method which also provides benefits in space-saving and freshness. The episode was partially filmed at the shore establishment HMS Raleigh
.
The submarine was the primary feature of a documentary called 'Submarine Mission' on Channel 5 during her 2011 deployment.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
built by Vickers Shipbuilding, Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
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Turbulent is scheduled to be decommissioned
Ship decommissioning
To decommission a ship is to terminate her career in service in the armed forces of her nation. A somber occasion, it has little of the elaborate ceremony of ship commissioning, but carries significant tradition....
at the end of 2011.
Operational history
Turbulent went through her modernisation and first nuclear refuel in 1997. Her home port is HMNB DevonportHMNB Devonport
Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport , is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy . HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England...
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On 16 April 2003 HMS Turbulent was the first Royal Navy vessel to return home from the war against Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. She arrived in Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
flying the Jolly Roger
Jolly Roger
The Jolly Roger is any of various flags flown to identify a ship's crew as pirates. The flag most commonly identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones, a flag consisting of a human skull above two long bones set in an x-mark arrangement on a black field. This design was used by...
after launching thirty Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Turbulent left Devonport in February 2011 for a ten month deployment, her final before decommissioning. The deployment saw her operating in the Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte or the Great Sirte or Greater Syrtis .- Geography :The Gulf of Sidra has been a major centre for tuna fishing in the Mediterranean for centuries...
relieving HMS Triumph
HMS Triumph (S93)
HMS Triumph is a nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy and was the seventh and final boat of her class.Triumph was laid down in 1987 by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited and launched in February 1991 by Mrs. Ann Hamilton, wife of the then Armed Forces Minister Archie Hamilton...
as part of the British contribution to the Libya intervention
2011 military intervention in Libya
On 19 March 2011, a multi-state coalition began a military intervention in Libya to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, which was taken in response to events during the 2011 Libyan civil war...
. She was then herself relieved by Triumph, before heading through the Suez Canal
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal , also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation...
in June to take up patrol in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. The boat called into the port of Fujairah
Fujairah
Fujairah is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, and the only one on the Gulf of Oman in the country's east instead of Persian Gulf .-History:...
, where she rendezvoused with the support ship RFA Diligence
RFA Diligence (A132)
RFA Diligence is a fleet repair ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was built by Oesundsvarvet AB Landskrona in Sweden and launched in 1981 as a civilian oil rig support ship,. Diligence first served the RFA during the Falklands War as a civilian owned ship taken up from the trade . As MV Stena...
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The current and final captain of the submarine is Commander Ryan Ramsey MA.
In the media
Turbulent was featured in a 2011 episode of Heston BlumenthalHeston Blumenthal
Heston Marc Blumenthal OBE is an English chef and owner of The Fat Duck, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Bray, Berkshire voted Best Restaurant in the UK by The Good Food Guide 2007 and 2009, and voted best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2005...
's Heston's Mission Impossible
Heston Blumenthal
Heston Marc Blumenthal OBE is an English chef and owner of The Fat Duck, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Bray, Berkshire voted Best Restaurant in the UK by The Good Food Guide 2007 and 2009, and voted best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2005...
. Its food menu was changed from typical, home-cooked "heavy" food to a lighter, healthier menu employing the sous-vide
Sous-vide
Sous-vide is a method of cooking food sealed in airtight plastic bags in a water bath for a long time—72 hours is not unusual—at an accurately determined temperature much lower than normally used for cooking, typically around...
method which also provides benefits in space-saving and freshness. The episode was partially filmed at the shore establishment HMS Raleigh
HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)
HMS Raleigh is the modern-day basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is spread over several square miles, and has damage control simulators and fire-fighting training facilities...
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The submarine was the primary feature of a documentary called 'Submarine Mission' on Channel 5 during her 2011 deployment.