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When completed, the '''''Astute'' class''' will comprise the largest nuclear-powered attack
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As the
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Sabrina Martins Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. in
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so frivolously Trafalgar class submarine/''Trafalgar''-class submarines. However the development was extremely slow and initial tenders received from Vickers in June
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Meanwhile, the
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Original plans were for seven boats of the ''Astute'' class to replace
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liaison between HMS Trafalgar (S107)/''Trafalgar'' and
believably stricken HMS Turbulent (S87)/''Turbulent''). Plans, however, have been scaled
back. ''Splendid'' and ''Spartan'' will be left in service, and after
the first three ''Astute''s are in service, the option of two additional
boats to replace the two ''Trafalgar''s will be considered.
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Under the Smart Acquisition programme, the ''Astute'' class is expected to be built roughly one-fifth more quickly than earlier boats, with lower running costs and a much smaller ship’s company.
''Astute''-class boats will be powered by a Rolls-Royce plc/Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor and fitted with a pump-jet propulsor. The PWR2 reactor was developed for Vanguard class submarine/''Vanguard''-class ballistic missile submarines. As a result ''Astute''-class boats are about 30 per cent larger than previous British attack submarines, which were powered by smaller reactors.
Like all Royal Navy submarines, the sails of the ''Astute''-class boats will be reinforced to allow surfacing through ice caps. They can fire Tomahawk cruise missiles from their torpedo tubes, but not the new "tactical Tomahawk" currently under development, which must be launched vertically.
For more information, see http://www.astuteclass.com/
Ships * HMS Astute (S119)/HMS ''Astute'' (S119), planned to be launched 2009
* HMS Ambush (S120)/HMS ''Ambush'' (S120), planned to be launched 2010
* HMS Artful (S121)/HMS ''Artful'' (S121), planned to be launched 2012
General Characteristics * Displacement: 7200 tons submerged
* Length: 97 m (323 ft)
* Beam: 11.3 m (37 ft)
* Draught: 10 m (33 ft)
* Test Depth: 300 m
* Armament: six 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 38 Spearfish torpedoes, AGM-84 Harpoon and Tomahawk missile/Tomahawk Block III cruise missiles, naval mines
* Propulsion: Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor, Paxman 1900 kilowatt diesel generator
* Speed: 29 knots (54 km/h) submerged
* Complement: 98 officers and men normally, capacity of 109
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