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• Bombing campaign

• Arabian Gulf

Arabian Gulf

Splendid fired 20 Tomahawk missiles in total during the war, with 17 of those successfully hitting their targets.

The use of Splendid in the bombing campaign was a significant departure from established pattern of patrols and surveillance. It indicated future situations in which the Royal Navy's submarine service might be engaged in its more global approach. Splendid then deployed to the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Sea to support coalition operations in the area, conducting TLAM attacks in support of Operation Telic in Iraq during 2003.

HMS Splendid fired more Tomahawk missiles than any other SSN submarine, British or American, during her career. She decommissioned on 14th August 2003.

Tomahawk certificate from HMS Splendid (RNSM)