Whilst searching the MOD website for other stuff I came across an interesting and rare article on the activities of one of our submarines.
Superb submarine returns....
In the first half of her deployment, Superb supported the UK effort to safely evacuate UK nationals from Lebanon in Operation Highbrow. Her specific role was to help protect the Royal Navy ships involved in the operation, by using her sensors to watch for any surface or aerial threat to the UK naval force.
Of course this didn't make the headlines, submarine operations seldom do. But submarines have played a part in all recent operations (excluding Sierra Leone). They have frequently been used in ISTAR type roles, and like other ISTAR assets (Nimrods (both types), AWACS and others) rarely recieve the recognition they deserve.