Submarines
(asked on 26th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what fires have taken place on UK (a) nuclear-powered and (b) nuclear-armed submarines since 3 July 2012; and how many such fires were aboard HMS Talent and HMS Triumph.
This question was answered on 3rd December 2014
Due to the nature of submarine operations, meticulous records are kept of all fire safety incidents, irrespective of how minor.
Since 3 July 2012 there have been 14 small-scale fires, that were categorised as minor, including one on HMS TRIUMPH. They were dealt with quickly and effectively using on board resources.