British Submarine HMS REPULSE S23 Naval Cover 1969 KEEL LAID Cachet
It was sent 2 Apr 1969. It was franked with stamp "Queen".
This cover is in very good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement.
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HMS Repulse (S23) was a Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy.
HMS Repulse was one of two Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs on 8 May 1963, with a further two ordered from Cammell Laird the same day. Repulse was laid down at Vickers Armstrongs' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard on 12 March 1965 and was launched on 4 November 1967,[1] running aground in the Walney Channel during the launch, although she was undamaged and successfully floated off on the next high tide.[2] She commissioned on 28 September 1968.[3] While she was planned to be the third of her class, delays with the build of HMS Renown at Cammell Laird's Birkenhead shipyard meant that Repulse overtook Renown and was commissioned second of class.[4] She was the last of her class remaining in service with the navy, decommissioning in 1996.