| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | SSBN1 |
| Fate: | Paid off 1995 and Laid up at Rosyth. Decommissioned in 1996. |
| 1975: | David Malcolm Jeffreys |
Laid Down by Rear Admiral Piercey Mills. Launched by Mrs Healy, wife of the then Secretary of State for Defence. First of her class to be fitted with Chevaline and carried out tests of the system in early 1982.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 2nd Dec, 1919 | |
| Motto | Antiquae famae custos. (Guardian of ancient renown.) | |
| Symbology | A shining light or eminence. | |
| Design Notes | A torch enfiled by a wreath, all gold against a background of blue. | |
| Length overall | 425 ft |
| Beam | 33 ft |
| Displacement | 7500 tons (surface) |
| 8400 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | In excess of 1000 ft |
| Speed | 20 knots (surface) / 25 knots (submerged) |
| 25 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 16 x Polaris A-3 tubes | |
| Complement | 143 (two crews) |
Now that my signature on the 'Official Secrets Form' has expired, I can tell you Diesel Submariners in our midst what we in the Bombers had to endure and put up with, keeping you safe from the 'Red Hordes' on our Patrols!
The Astute-class is the largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarine ever operated by the Royal Navy, combining world-leading sensors, design and weaponry in a versatile vessel. The submarines are nuclear-propelled and fuelled by a nuclear reactor powerful enough to supply a city the size of Southampton.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 2nd Dec, 1919 | |
| Motto | Antiquae famae custos. (Guardian of ancient renown.) | |
| Symbology | A shining light or eminence. | |
| Design Notes | A torch enfiled by a wreath, all gold against a background of blue. | |
| Length overall | 425 ft |
| Beam | 33 ft |
| Displacement | 7500 tons (surface) |
| 8400 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | In excess of 1000 ft |
| Speed | 20 knots (surface) / 25 knots (submerged) |
| 25 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 16 x Polaris A-3 tubes | |
| Complement | 143 (two crews) |
Now that my signature on the 'Official Secrets Form' has expired, I can tell you Diesel Submariners in our midst what we in the Bombers had to endure and put up with, keeping you safe from the 'Red Hordes' on our Patrols!
The Astute-class is the largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarine ever operated by the Royal Navy, combining world-leading sensors, design and weaponry in a versatile vessel. The submarines are nuclear-propelled and fuelled by a nuclear reactor powerful enough to supply a city the size of Southampton.
20 pages added or updated in the last 6 month
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