Sea cadets to visit nuclear submarine during tour

The Plymouth-based vessel is making a goodwill visit to Southampton. Schoolchildren and local dignitaries are among those who will have a chance to go onboard. HMS Tireless is due to arrive at the city's Eastern Docks at around 3.30pm on Wednesday.** The nuclear powered vessel will be at the docks until Tuesday 6th March.

The vessel's Commanding Officer, Commander Hywel Griffiths was a pupil at Peter Symonds College in Winchester when he was growing up and said:

** "Having completed my secondary education and worked in the local area prior to joining the Royal Navy, it is with immense personal pride that I bring HMS Tireless to Southampton under my command.**

"It is a welcome opportunity for my ship's company to meet people and visit the city of Southampton and for local people to visit us so that we may demonstrate how we are engaged day-to-day in protecting our nation's interests."

HMS Tireless returned from what was the longest Royal Navy deployment of a submarine in recent history. She spent ten month in the Middle East carrying out covert missions supporting counter-terrorism, counter narcotics and counter-piracy operations.

Southampton City Council said it does have an emergency response plan in place for the visit of a nuclear submarine as a precautionary measure should any 'highly unlikely' related emergency occur.