RN Subs

Dreadnought (S126)

Dreadnought artists impression

Upload An Image Of This Boat

To mark Trafalgar Day in 2016, Defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced that her Majesty the Queen has approved the name Dreadnought, for the lead Successor submarine which will protect our national security for years to come. The name is synonymous with Barrow's submarine heritage as 56 years earlier the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attended a ceremony to mark the launch of Britain's first nuclear-powered submarine in 1960.

Dreadnought also has extensive historical significance, with the name borne by no fewer than nine Royal Navy ships. In 1588, Sir Francis Drake sailed a galleon called Dreadnought to help repel the Spanish Armada and more than 200 years later, another Dreadnought used its firepower to help Lord Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar.

Construction officially began on the new Dreadnought in October 2016 when Sir Michael flew to Barrow to cut the first piece of steel.

Events

Comments

0 comments

This form is for you to comment on, or add additional information to this page. Any questions will be deleted. If you wish to ask a question or otherwise contact the Branch or the Webmaster. Please use the Contact Us page or ask your question on our Facebook Page

Name (required)

Email (will not be published; required)

Please insert the result of the arithmetical operation from the following image:

=

   

Note: All submissions are subject to webmaster approval prior to appearing on the page. As a SPAM prevention measure, any comments containing links to other sites will be automatically discarded