Agamemnon (S124)

Built By:	Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group:	SSN Group 5

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18-07-2013 :

The Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, performed the keel laying ceremony for the sixth Astute class submarine in Devonshire Dock Hall.

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SSN Group 5 Specification

Length	280'
Displacement	5,300 tonnes, submerged
	7000 to 7400 tonnes, surfaced
Beam	37' 1"
Draught	32' 10"
Propulsion	1 × Rolls Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor
	MTU 600kw Deisel Generators
	2 × GEC steam turbines
	2 × Paxman diesel alternators 2,800 shp
	1 × motor for emergency drive
	1 × auxiliary retractable prop
Speed	Up to 32 knots, submerged
Test Depth	Over 300m
Electronic warfare	2 × SSE Mk8 launchers for Type 2066 and Type 2071 torpedo decoys
Armament	6 × 21" torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons
	Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles
	Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
Complement	98 (109 capacity)

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