Construction Programme
| Pennant number | Name | Hull | (a) Hull builder | Ordered | Laid down | Launched | Accepted into service |
Commissioned | Decommissioned | Estimated building cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S126 | Swiftsure | 1 | VSEL, Barrow. | 3 November 1967 | 6 June 1969 | 7 September 1971 | 17 April 1973 | 1992 | £37,100,000 | |
| S108 | Sovereign | 2 | VSEL, Barrow. | 16 May 1969 | 18 September 1970 | 17 February 1973 | 22 July 1974 | 11 July 1974 | 12 September 2006 | £31,100,000 |
| S109 | Superb | 3 | VSEL, Barrow. | 20 May 1970 | 16 March 1972 | 30 November 1974 | 29 November 1976 | 13 November 1976 | 26 September 2008 | £41,300,000 |
| S104 | Sceptre | 4 | VSEL, Barrow. | 1 November 1971 | 19 February 1974 | 20 November 1976 | 11 March 1978 | 14 February 1978 | 10 December 2010. | £58,900,000 |
| S105 | Spartan | 5 | VSEL, Barrow. | 7 February 1973 | 26 April 1976 | 7 April 1978 | 10 October 1979 | 22 September 1979 | January 2006 | £68,900,000 |
| S106 | Splendid (ex-Severn) | 6 | VSEL, Barrow. | 26 May 1976 | 23 November 1977 | 5 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | 21 March 1981 | 2004 | £97,000,000 |
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