Editing Resolution-class submarine (section)

==Operational service==
[[File:British Polaris fireing trigger.jpg|thumb|right|A training trigger for the Polaris missile system]]
The first to be completed was ''Resolution'', laid down in February 1964 and launched in September 1966. After commissioning in 1967 she underwent a long period of sea trials, culminating in the test firing of a Polaris missile from the USAF Eastern Test Range off [[Cape Kennedy]] at 11:15 on 15 February 1968. ''Resolution'' commenced her first operational patrol on 15 June 1968, beginning 28 years of Polaris patrols. The class were part of the [[10th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom)|10th Submarine Squadron]], all based at [[HMNB Clyde|Faslane Naval Base]], [[Scotland]].

All four of the class underwent conversion during the 1980s so that they could be fitted with the Polaris A3TK missile which was fitted with the British-developed [[Chevaline]] MRV system.

As the newer ''Vanguard''-class submarines entered service, the ''Resolution'' class was eventually retired and all boats laid up at [[Rosyth dockyard]] with their used nuclear fuel removed. All four will eventually be disposed of via MOD's Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP). This project will begin in 2016{{update-inline|date=February 2023}} with {{HMS|Swiftsure|S126|2}} as the first submarine to prove the technique. The selected method will first remove all Low-level radioactive waste from the vessel, followed by the more radioactive intermediate-level waste. All non-radioactive material in the remainder of the vessel will be recycled for re-use by conventional ship-breaking techniques.

===Refits===
[[File:Polaris missile launch from HMS Revenge (S27) 1983.JPEG|thumb|Polaris missile launch from HMS ''Revenge'' in 1983.]]
New methods of project management were used in the refits of the ''Resolution'' class, including:<ref name=Hansard26Mar69c298/>
* "The appointment of a senior officer of two star rank and with the title of Assistant Controller (Polaris), working under the joint superintendence of the Controller of the Navy and Chief of Fleet Support, whose responsibilities will include the oversight of the preparations for refits of Polaris boats, and their completion;"<ref name=Hansard26Mar69c298/>
* "The delegation to a designated officer (Director, Project Technical Submarines) of the responsibility for drawing up the "work package" for each refit, which will include full design information and documentation;"<ref name=Hansard26Mar69c298/>
* "The use of a fully integrated refit management team at Rosyth, and"<ref name=Hansard26Mar69c298/>
* "The full use of available management techniques and aids, including computers."<ref name=Hansard26Mar69c298>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1969/mar/26/hms-resolution-refit Hansard HC Deb 26 March 1969 vol 780 cc298-9W] Response by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Navy [[David Owen|(Dr. David Owen)]] to a question to the Secretary of State for Defence asking him to outline the new methods of project-management involved in the H.M.S. "Resolution" refit at Rosyth in 1970, 26 March 1969.</ref>