The Test Variant Torpedo flew over a jetty and into a heavy-duty metal fence at the high-security dockyard, which services nuclear submarines. Nobody was hurt. (File photo)
* Missile shot from HMS Argyll while moored at Devonport Naval base in Plymouth
* Newly released file: misfire occurred after operator failed to follow written safety instructions during maintenance tests in March 2014
* Test Variant Torpedo flew over jetty and into a heavy-duty metal fence
* Jetty was 'unusually clear of vehicles, stores and personnel,' report shows; nobody was hurt
A Navy operator who accidentally fired a torpedo at a nuclear dockyard was allowed to return to work with a 'get well' package to restore his confidence.
A major investigation was launched after the unarmed 9ft missile was shot out of HMS Argyll while the ship was moored at Devonport Naval base in Plymouth.
A newly released file shows the misfire occurred after the operator failed to follow written safety instructions during maintenance tests in March 2014.
He did not have a Job Information Card (JIC), which covers safety precautions, to hand while he carried out the overdue check, the investigation found.
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WNU Editor: The Royal Navy is certainly not what it use to be. If that torpedo was not stopped by a heavy-duty metal fence where some nuclear submarines were stationed .... one can only imagine what a worse case scenario would have looked like.
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