The Royal Navy's most powerful attack submarine programme reached a milestone today as the traditional 'laying the keel' ceremony .Weighing in at over seven thousand tonnes, Audacious, which is currently under construction by BAE Systems Submarine Solutions at Barrow-in-Furness, will join sister boats Astute, Ambush and Artful in becoming a cornerstone of UK defence capability.
The Astute class are the biggest and most powerful attack submarines ever ordered for the Royal Navy. The vessels have an improved capability for worldwide operations, including much greater firepower and better communications and crew accommodation than the current in-service submarines.
Astute class submarines will displace 7,400 tonnes dived and are 97 metres long. Capable of circumnavigating the globe in a single 90-day patrol without resurfacing, they will have six weapons tubes and massively increased firepower compared with earlier attack submarines.
Each Astute class submarine has a complement of 98 men and is powered by a Pressurised Water Reactor 2, equipped with Core H, which will fuel the reactor for the submarine's full service life, ending the need for costly reactor refuellings.
Astute class submarines will be based at Faslane on the Clyde and will undergo refits at Devonport.
The Astute class are the biggest and most powerful attack submarines ever ordered for the Royal Navy. The vessels have an improved capability for worldwide operations, including much greater firepower and better communications and crew accommodation than the current in-service submarines.
Astute class submarines will displace 7,400 tonnes dived and are 97 metres long. Capable of circumnavigating the globe in a single 90-day patrol without resurfacing, they will have six weapons tubes and massively increased firepower compared with earlier attack submarines.
Each Astute class submarine has a complement of 98 men and is powered by a Pressurised Water Reactor 2, equipped with Core H, which will fuel the reactor for the submarine's full service life, ending the need for costly reactor refuellings.
Astute class submarines will be based at Faslane on the Clyde and will undergo refits at Devonport.
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