HMS Anson (S123)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Anson.

HMS Anson in Barrow-in-Furness (August 2022)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Anson
NamesakeGeorge Anson, 1st Baron Anson
OrderedMarch 2010
BuilderBAE Systems Submarine Solutions
Cost£1.420B (budget)[1]
Laid down13 October 2011
Launched20 April 2021
Sponsored byJulie Weale
Christened11 December 2020
Commissioned31 August 2022[2]
In serviceTBD[3]
IdentificationPennant number: S123
MottoNil desperandum (Never despair)
Honours and
awards		Four inherited battle honours
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAstute-class fleet submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 7,000 to 7,400 t (6,900 to 7,300 long tons)[4][5]
  • Submerged: 7,400 to 7,800 t (7,700 long tons)[4][5]
Length97 m (318 ft 3 in)[4][5]
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)[4][5]
Draught10 m (32 ft 10 in)[4][5]
PropulsionRolls-Royce PWR 2 reactor, MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged[4][5]
RangeUnlimited[6]
Endurance90 days[6]
Test depthOver 300 m (984 ft 3 in)
Complement98 (capacity for 109)[4]
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

HMS Anson is the fifth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Royal Navy. She is the eighth vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name, after Admiral George Anson.

  1. ^ "Ministry of Defence Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025" (PDF). National Audit Office. 22 October 2015. p. 43.
  2. ^ "PM speech at the Commissioning of HMS Anson: 31 August 2022". 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Ministry of Defence HMS Audacious". parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020. The delay to the delivery of Audacious will have some impact on the schedule for the next Astute Class, Anson.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1904459552.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Astute-class attack submarines". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "BAE Systems - Astute class submarines". baesystems.com. BAE Systems. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  7. ^ "UK's most powerful submarine joins the Navy". Ministry of Defence. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.