Royal Navy Submarine Service
The Royal Navy Submarine Service is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. It is sometimes known as the Silent Service, as submarines are generally required to operate undetected.

The service operates seven fleet submarines (SSNs), of the and es (with three further "Astute"-class boats currently under construction), and four ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), of the . All of these submarines are nuclear powered.

Since 1993 the post of Flag Officer Submarines has been dual-hatted with the post of Commander Operations.

The Royal Navy's senior submariner was for many years located at in Hampshire. It moved from "Dolphin" to the Northwood Headquarters in 1978. The Submarine School is now at at Torpoint in Cornwall.
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