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Oct. 10, 1967 - Britain's £52 million first Polaris submarine Resolution joins the Royal Navy: H.M.S. Resolution, Britain's first Polaris submarine, went into service with the Royal Navy today. Built at a cost of £52 million, it carries 16 Polaris missiles, and has six 21-inch torpedo tubes. It has two captains and two crews, and is the first ship in the Navy to have double manning. Each crew will spend two months at sea on patrol, mostly underwater. Photo shows Chief Electrician Rodney Frostick is seen at the control panel which is the nerve centre for the firing of the Polaris missiles on H.M.S. Resolution. Picture taken at Vickers Shipbuilding Group at Barrow in Furness today

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