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The Astute class is the latest class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy. [2] The boats are being constructed by BAE Systems Submarines at Barrow-in-Furness . [ 6 ] Seven boats will be constructed: the first of class, Astute , was launched by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall , in 2007, [ 7 ] commissioned in 2010, and ...
This is the category of Astute-class nuclear attack submarines of the Royal Navy. Pages in category "Astute-class submarines" The following 9 pages are in this ...
HMS Holland 1, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Navy A-class submarines, the first British-designed class. Holland class. Holland 1, launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913
Swiftsure class — 6 boats, 1969–1979 Trafalgar class — 7 boats, 1979–1991 (last vessel preparing for decommissioning as of late 2024) Astute class — 7 boats planned (5 in service), 2001 to 2026
The Astute-class submarine is the largest nuclear fleet submarine ever to serve with the Royal Navy, being nearly 30% larger than its predecessors. Its powerplant is the Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor, developed for the Vanguard-class SSBN. The submarine's armament consists of up to 38 Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk Block IV land-attack cruise ...
Pages in category "World War I submarines of the United States" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Type VIIC/41 U-boat. List of U-boat types contains lists of the German U-boat types (submarine classes) used in World War I and World War II.. The anglicized word U-boat is usually only used as reference for German submarines in the two World Wars and therefore postwar submarine in the Bundesmarine and later German Navy are not included.
Class name No. Laid down Last comm. Notes Alligator [1] 1: 1861: 1862: First submarine in the U.S. Navy. Purpose was to protect wooden ships against ironclads. Holland [2] [3] 1: 1896: 1900: 5 others were made; only Holland (SS-1) entered the U.S. Navy as it was the first officially commissioned submarine purchased on 11 April 1900. Plunger [4 ...