THIS is something you’ve not seen since July 9 last year: HMS Tireless in sight of Plymouth Hoe.
The submarine returned home to Devonport yesterday after the longest deployment by a Royal Navy submarine in ten years.Some 150 loved ones and a Royal Marines band welcomed the nuclear submarine home after 307 days away from the UK.
Since sailing Tireless has spent 253 days at sea, mostly carrying out counter-piracy/terrorism/smuggling operations east of Suez – the first time the submarine has passed through the legendary canal.
The nature of much of her work meant her 130-strong crew had no contact with families at home and operated in punishing conditions.
In addition to her intelligence gathering missions, the Trafalgar-class submarine worked with other Allied naval forces in the Indian Ocean.
