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The Astute class is the latest class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines (SSNs) in service with the Royal Navy. [ 2 ] . The boats are being constructed by BAE Systems Submarines at Barrow-in-Furness. [ 6 ] .
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.
The SSN-AUKUS, also known as the SSN-A, [2] is a planned class of nuclear-powered fleet submarine intended to enter service with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the late 2030s and Royal Australian Navy in the early 2040s. The class will replace the UK's Astute-class and Australia's Collins-class submarines. [3] [4]
4 paź 2024 · HMS Agamemnon, the penultimate Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service, has been formally launched at BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow, following a delicate operation to move the 7,400-tonne boat from the construction hall into the neighbouring basin.
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.
9 sty 2023 · The Royal Navy’s Astute class submarines: Part 1 – development and delivery. In the first of a series of articles focussing on the Astute class SSNs, we look at the programme’s history and how decisions made decades ago continue to impact today’s fleet.
HMS Astute, first of her class, is the lead submarine in the Royal Navy’s fleet of Attack submarines and is one of the most advanced SSNs in the world. Role HMS Astute has been described as ‘more complex than the Space Shuttle‘ and is arguably the finest attack submarine in the world today.
