HMS Turbulent (S87)

Turbulent took part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, firing thirty Tomahawk cruise missiles during the campaign.Turbulent arrived in Plymouth flying the Jolly Roger, a tradition in the Royal Navy signifying having fired weapons in anger.The deployment saw her operating in the Gulf of Sidra relieving HMS Triumph as part of the British contribution to the Libya intervention.[2] During this deployment, just after sailing from Fujairah on 26 May, Turbulent suffered a catastrophic failure of her air-conditioning systems, while on the surface.With ambient temperatures in the Indian Ocean at 42 °C, surface ventilation was ineffective and the submarine was only effectively cooled by diving to 200 metres.
HMS TurbulentVickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringBarrow-in-FurnessLady CassidiHMNB DevonportPlymouthPennant numberTrafalgar-class submarineRolls-Royce PWR1nuclear reactorPaxmanpump jet propulsorTomahawkSpearfishTrafalgar-classsubmarineRoyal NavyVickers Shipbuilding2003 invasion of IraqTomahawk cruise missilesJolly RogerDevonportEast of SuezGulf of SidraHMS TriumphLibya interventionSuez CanalFujairahRFA DiligenceChannel 5decommissionedHMS TirelessFalkland IslandsArgentinaWayback MachineTrafalgar-class submarinesTrafalgarTirelessTorbayTrenchantTalentTriumphSwiftsure classAstute classList of submarines of the Royal NavyList of submarine classes of the Royal Navy