RN Submarines: Upholder Class 1990

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The Upholder/Victoria-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400 (due to their displacement of 2,400 tonnes), are a class of the diesel-electric submarines built in the United Kingdom.

Unseen
Unicorn

Upholder

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Ursula

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All four were sold to Canada in 2000 and became know as the Victoria Class
Upholder became HMCS Chicoutimi
Unseen became HMCS Victoria
Ursula became HMCS Corner Brook
Unicorn became HMCS Windsor

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HMS UPHOLD

The submarine was built for the Royal Navy as HMS Upholder (S40), the lead ship of the Upholder (2400) class of submarines, the second vessel to bear the name in the Royal Navy. The submarine was laid down by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL) in February 1983 and launched on 2 December 1986. During construction, work on the submarine was delayed due to a labour strike. Upholder commissioned into the Royal Navy on 7 December 1990. Her commissioning was delayed due to a problem with the operation of the torpedo tubes, which had to be welded closed to prevent sea water entering the submarine.
Upholder was decommissioned on 29 April 1994 as a financial measure, following the end of the Cold-War and subsequent cancellation of the programme and amidst some controversy. The entire class was declared surplus to requirements in 1994.