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The Astute-class programme began in February 1986 when the Ministry of Defence (MOD) launched a number of studies intended to determine the capabilities and requirements for the replacement of its Swiftsure and Trafalgar-class fleet submarines.
The Royal Navy’s Astute Class will consist of seven nuclear-powered submarines. HMS Astute, Ambush, Artful, Audacious and Anson are all currently in active service and a further two boats – HMS Agincourt and HMS Agamemnon are under construction.
The Royal Navy's Astute class submarine is a nuclear powered attack submarine to replace the five Swiftsure Class submarines launched between 1973 and 1977. The Astute ships are to be named Astute, Ambush, Artful, Audacious, Agamemnon, Anson & Agincourt. Astute began construction in 2000.
HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead boat of her class. Astute is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to be named after the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment—the first was the World War II-era Amphion-class Astute.
The Astute-class submarines are the first nuclear submarines to be fully designed using a three-dimensional, computer-aided environment. The submarines are 97m long and weigh 7,400t. They have a maximum operational endurance of 90 days and can reach speeds of up to 29 knots.
HMS Audacious is the fourth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Royal Navy. [8] Several previous vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name. She was formally named on 16 December 2016 [ 1 ] and was launched on 28 April 2017.
17 lut 2023 · Despite their elongated development and construction time, the Astute class submarines represent a major jump in capability over their Trafalgar class predecessors that were based on 1960s and 70s technologies.
