| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | SSN 5 |
| 1933: | Commander | Colin Cantlie | DSC |
| 14-05-2018 | During a visit to the Barrow yard the Secretary of State for Defence, The Right Honourable Gavin Williamson awarded a £1.5bn contract for delivery of the seventh Astute class submarine and announced it would be named Agincourt. |
| 26-01-2025 | The RN announced the name HMS Achilles has been approved by The King with no mention of the previously announced name Agincourt. It is unclear why the name change has been made but most speculate that it is to avoid offending the French. The battle of Agincourt in 1415 saw a much smaller English and Welsh army defeat the French army with the innovative use of longbows. |
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| Admiralty Approved | 20th Jul, 1931 | |
| Motto | Foriter in re. (Bravely in action.) | |
| Symbology | Achilles is the hero of Homer's 'Iliad'. | |
| Design Notes | The head of Achilles, helmeted in gold on a red field. | |
| Length | 280 ft |
| Displacement | 5,300 tonnes, submerged |
| 7000 to 7400 tonnes, surfaced | |
| Beam | 37 ft 1 inch |
| Draught | 32 ft 10 inch |
| Propulsion | 1 x Rolls Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor |
| MTU 600kw Deisel Generators | |
| 2 x GEC steam turbines | |
| 2 x Paxman diesel alternators 2,800 shp | |
| 1 x motor for emergency drive | |
| 1 x auxiliary retractable prop | |
| Speed | Up to 32 knots, submerged |
| Test Depth | Over 300m |
| Electronic warfare | 2 x SSE Mk8 launchers for Type 2066 and Type 2071 torpedo decoys |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons |
| Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles | |
| Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes | |
| Complement | 98 (109 capacity) |
The Quest For Higher Submerged Speed & Greater Underwater Propulsion Power
Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion.
That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US.
McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 20th Jul, 1931 | |
| Motto | Foriter in re. (Bravely in action.) | |
| Symbology | Achilles is the hero of Homer's 'Iliad'. | |
| Design Notes | The head of Achilles, helmeted in gold on a red field. | |
| Length | 280 ft |
| Displacement | 5,300 tonnes, submerged |
| 7000 to 7400 tonnes, surfaced | |
| Beam | 37 ft 1 inch |
| Draught | 32 ft 10 inch |
| Propulsion | 1 x Rolls Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor |
| MTU 600kw Deisel Generators | |
| 2 x GEC steam turbines | |
| 2 x Paxman diesel alternators 2,800 shp | |
| 1 x motor for emergency drive | |
| 1 x auxiliary retractable prop | |
| Speed | Up to 32 knots, submerged |
| Test Depth | Over 300m |
| Electronic warfare | 2 x SSE Mk8 launchers for Type 2066 and Type 2071 torpedo decoys |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons |
| Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles | |
| Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes | |
| Complement | 98 (109 capacity) |
The Quest For Higher Submerged Speed & Greater Underwater Propulsion Power
Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion.
That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US.
McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away.
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