Audacious under construction in Barrow-in-Furness in July 2013
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Audacious |
Ordered | May 2007 |
Builder | BAE Systems Submarine Solutions |
Cost | £1.492B (budget)[2] |
Laid down | 24 March 2009 |
Launched | 28 April 2017 |
Sponsored by | Lady Elizabeth Jones |
Christened | 16 December 2016[1] |
Commissioned | 23 September 2021 |
In service | 24 September 2021 |
Identification | Pennant number: S122 |
Status | In active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Astute-class fleet submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 97 m (318 ft 3 in)[3][4] |
Beam | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)[3][4] |
Draught | 10 m (32 ft 10 in)[3][4] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged[3][4] |
Range | Unlimited[5] |
Endurance | 90 days[5] |
Test depth | Over 300 m (984 ft 3 in) |
Complement | 98 (capacity for 109)[3] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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HMS Audacious is the fourth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Royal Navy.[8] Several previous vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name. She was formally named on 16 December 2016[1] and was launched on 28 April 2017.[9][10] Audacious was stated to be handed over in January 2021.[11] A parliamentary written answer stated that Audacious was commissioned on 3 April 2020,[12] but her public ceremonial commissioning took place on 23 September 2021.[13]
The Operational handover for AUDACIOUS is now planned for January 2021.
HMS AUDACIOUS was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 3 April 2020