History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Dreadnought |
Builder | BAE Systems, Barrow-in-Furness, England |
Laid down | 6 October 2016 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dreadnought-class submarine |
Displacement | 17,200 t (16,900 long tons; 19,000 short tons) |
Length | 153.6 metres (504 ft) |
Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion | Rolls-Royce PWR3 nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) surfaced; 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) submerged |
Complement | 130 |
Armament |
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HMS Dreadnought is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered Trident ballistic missile-armed submarine that is currently under construction.[1] The lead boat of her class, she is being built in Barrow-in-Furness. On completion she will become the UK's largest ever submarine.[2]