"The Upholder Class was a victim, allegedly, of the 1993 Defence Review. In reality the MOD realised what a bag of s#!t they were and decided to get rid!"
At one time these were sposed to be the best thing since sliced bread. Quieter than nukes and better suited to post Cold War type littoral ops, special forces insertion, etc. But not as sexy as having another couple of Vanguards.....
Or that was what Jane's Fighting Ships, JDW and everyone else kept saying.
Was that wrong?