The nuclear-powered Astute class is 97m long, weighs 7,800 tons, is coated in 39,000 sonar masking acoustic tiles and doesn't need refueling throughout its expected 25 year service life.

The HMS Astute (S119) was the first Astute-class submarine to enter the Royal Navy, and it set the standard for the boats that followed. In terms of size, Astute-class submarines are 97 meters ...

Additionally, there are two diesel alternators, one emergency drive motor, and one auxiliary retractable propeller. The Astute-class submarines feature an MTU 600kW diesel generator.

The first Astute-class submarine, the HMS Astute, was commissioned in August 2010, but did not become fully operational until May 2014. Its builder, BAE Systems, described it as "the largest and ...

Click to view This is the British Royal Navy's newest class of submarine, the Astute. And this is what the nuclear-powered behemoth can do: generate its ...

SSNR, also written SSN(R), is the submarine class intended to follow the Astute. 'SSN' is the NATO designation for nuclear powered attack submarines, such as the Astute Class and U.S. Navy’s ...

Astute-class submarines are 318-feet long and displace about 8,157 tons. They can carry Tomahawk cruise missiles, and can strike targets as far 600 miles from the coastline.

Astute Class submarines are the most powerful attack submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy. Anson, a 97m-long (318ft), 7,400-tonne, nuclear-powered vessel, is due to launch on water next year.

The British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute ran aground off the coast of northwest Scotland on Friday, a Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said. [ID:nLDE69L10F] ...

UK MoD awards £20million contract for Astute Class. Fifth Astute-class nuclear submarine sails for the first time. In announcing the shift away from the name of the battle to that of another famous ...