HMS Talent (S92) was a **Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine** of the Royal Navy, the sixth of seven boats in the class, built by Vickers Shipbuilding at Barrow-in-Furness. Launched in April 1988 by The Princess Royal and commissioned in May 1990, it was the last Royal Navy submarine to be launched down a slipway and specialized in hunter-killer roles, including anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, Tomahawk cruise missile strikes, and Spearfish torpedo operations. Over its 32-year career, Talent conducted global deployments, participated in exercises and patrols (including tracking Russian vessels and trials of upgraded torpedoes), and served from bases at Devonport and later HMNB Clyde. It was decommissioned on 20 May 2022 in a ceremony at Devonport, alongside HMS Trenchant, as part of the transition to the Astute-class submarines, with HMS Anson as its direct replacement.
