Trafalgar Square of Trafalgar. Surrounding the square are the National Gallery on the north side and St Martin-in-the-Fields Church to the east. Also on the east is South Africa House, and facing it across the square is Canada House. To the south west is The Mall, which leads towards Buckingham Palace via Admiralty Arch, while Whitehall is to the south and the Strand to the east. Charing Cross Road passes between the National Gallery and the church. London Underground's Charing Cross station on the Northern and Bakerloo lines has an exit in the square. The lines had separate stations, of which the
Trafalgar-class submarine France and Spain in 1805. The "Trafalgar" class were designed in the early 1970s during the Cold War as a refinement of the preceding "Swiftsure" class. Including , the "Trafalgar" class are the fifth class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines to enter service with the Royal Navy. The first of the class, HMS "Trafalgar", was ordered on 7 April 1977 and completed in 1983. The last, HMS "Triumph", was ordered on 3 January 1986 and completed in 1991. All seven boats of the class were built and completed by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard. In 1982, "Jane's Fighting