Royal Navy Submarine HMS Astute Returns to HMNB Clyde MOD 45153733.jpg
HMSAstutereturning to HMNB Clyde, 2012
History
United Kingdom
NameHMSAstute
OrderedMarch 1997
Builder
  • BAE Systems Submarine Solutions,
  • Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down31 January 2001
Launched8 June 2007
Sponsored byThe Duchess of Cornwall
Commissioned27 August 2010
In serviceMay 2014
HomeportHM Naval Base Clyde
IdentificationPennant number: S119
StatusOperational
BadgeAstute Crest.jpg
General characteristics
Class and typeAstute-class fleet submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 7,000 to 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)
  • Submerged: 7,400 to 7,800 t (7,700 long tons; 8,600 short tons)
Length97 m (318 ft 3 in)
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR 2 nuclear reactor, HEU 93.5%
  • MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged
RangeUnlimited
Endurance90 days
Test depthOver 300 m (984 ft 3 in)
Complement98 (capacity for 109)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Thales Sonar 2076
  • Atlas DESO 25 echosounder
  • 2 × Thales CM010 optronic masts
  • Raytheon Successor IFF
Armament
  • 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons:
    • Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles
    • Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes