The plot of a tortured, socially awkward (but destined for great things in his own mind) teen, on a quest to lose his virginity isn’t particularly original. Submarine is the 80’s coming-of-age story of Oliver Tate, played weirdly wonderful by Craig Roberts. Basing the script on the Joe Dunthorne novel of the same name, Ayoade’s script oozes style, perfectly blending hilarious comedy and touching drama. In addition to proving himself pretty handy behind the camera, showing vision and imagination, Ayoade also proves himself as a fine screenwriter. In October 2015 she participated in the US Navy Task Group Exercise of California.Proving he can do so much more than drink milk and kick ass, The IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade bursts onto the British film scene with his impressive directorial debut, Submarine. In 2014 she started sea trials and was officially accepted back into the Canadian Navy on the 3 rd September 2015. In 2010 the Canadian Navy transported her round to the west coast to be refitted and returned to service. Unfortunately during her transit to Canada the boat suffered a serious fire and was subsequently laid up in Halifax, Nova Scotia for some years. HMS Upholder was decommissioned and sold to the Canadian Navy and re-named HMCS CHICOUTIMI. The rest of the fleet of Upholder Class submarines were all de-commissioned over the next few months. The new ‘Upholder Class’ was, unfortunately, not to stay in service for many years and HMS Upholder was de-commissioned at the end of April 1994. This new HMS Upholder was a ‘First-of-Class’ and the first new diesel-electric submarine to enter service with the Royal Navy for some twenty years. One regular visitor in the ship’s early days was the Duchess of Kent who was affectionately known as ‘Auntie Kate’ by the crew. A few members of the Company were privileged to go to sea in her. Members of the Court and Liverymen of the Worshipful Company enjoyed some memorable visits to the ship when she was in London and we were taken on guided tours and shown some of the truly amazing technology that seemed to fill every available nook and cranny. McCready and the Ship’s Company with a silver model of the first HMS Upholder which was displayed in the submarine’s Trophy Cabinet throughout her Commission. The Worshipful Company immediately adopted the new HMS Upholder as soon as she was commissioned and presented Lt. McCready, M.B.E., R.N., who was appointed in Command of HMS Upholder in November 1987.Īfter much deliberation she was also allowed to sail under Wanklyn’s crest, not the official one. Her first Captain was Lieutenant Commander G.A.R. The second submarine named ‘Upholder’ was built by VSEL for the Royal Navy and launched by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on 2nd December 1986. Triumph’s Commanding Officer in 2021 is Commander Gareth Batsford, Royal Navy. More recently, after an extensive overhaul, HMS Triumph has deployed again in June 2016. Jerry Appleyard, 2012 Master, presented the submarine with the Upholders Uckers Cup – currently held in the wardroom on board. Dunn recounted the more interesting and less well-known facts of the deployment. The Livery were delighted to welcome the Ship’s Company to the 2012 September Dinner at the Apothecaries Hall where Cdr. Returning to Devonport Triumph flew the Jolly Roger in defiance to Naval Command rules. In March 2011, under the command of Commander Rob Dunn, Triumph headed the UK response in Libya, Operation Ellamy, firing 15 Tomahawk missiles in total. As the youngest of the “T” Boats she is due to continue in service until 2022. During Operation Veritas, Triumph launched Tomahawk missiles on targets inside Afghanistan.Īfter her refit in Plymouth she was re-commissioned on 23rd April 2010 (St George’s day). The British component of this was called Operation Veritas. After the 9/11 attacks in the USA, Triumph, along with her sister ship Trafalgar, formed part of a task group in 2001 as part of the American led invasion of Afghanistan. Triumph sailed to Australia in 1993, travelling 41,000 miles submerged without support – the longest solo deployment so far by a nuclear submarine. She is a Trafalgar class, hunter/killer, nuclear powered submarine, launched in February 1991 by Mrs., now Lady Ann Hamilton and commissioned in October the same year.

We were delighted when one of our Liverymen, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope was made First Sea Lord and at the January Court Meeting the Master signed an article of affiliation with HMS Triumph.

In 2009 the Livery celebrated a new phase of our links with the Royal Navy.

Submarine 2010 link