HMS Astute (S119)

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

HMS Astute returning to HMNB Clyde, 2012
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Astute
OrderedMarch 1997
Builder
Laid down31 January 2001
Launched8 June 2007
Sponsored byThe Queen
Commissioned27 August 2010[1]
In serviceMay 2014
HomeportHM Naval Base Clyde
IdentificationPennant number: S119
StatusOperational[2]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAstute-class fleet submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 7,000 to 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)[3][4]
  • Submerged: 7,400 to 7,800 t (7,700 long tons; 8,600 short tons)[3][4]
Length97 m (318 ft 3 in)[3][4]
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)[3][4]
Draught10 m (32 ft 10 in)[3][4]
Propulsion
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged[3][4]
RangeUnlimited[6]
Endurance90 days[6]
Test depthOver 300 m (984 ft 3 in)
Complement98 (capacity for 109)[3]
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead boat of her class.

Astute is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to be named after the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment—the first was the World War II-era Amphion-class Astute. She was the largest attack submarine in Royal Navy history when commissioned in 2010.

  1. ^ "UK's most powerful submarine joins the Navy". Ministry of Defence. 27 August 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HMS Astute was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Bush, Steve (2014). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Maritime Books. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1904459552.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Astute-class attack submarines". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  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.