HMS Astute (S119)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Astute.
HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead boat of her class.
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HMS Astute returning to HMNB Clyde, 2012 | |
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Name | HMS Astute |
Ordered | March 1997 |
Builder | |
Laid down | 31 January 2001 |
Launched | 8 June 2007 |
Sponsored by | The Queen |
Commissioned | 27 August 2010[1] |
In service | May 2014 |
Homeport | HM Naval Base Clyde |
Identification | Pennant number: S119 |
Status | Operational[2] |
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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] |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged[3][4] |
Range | Unlimited[6] |
Endurance | 90 days[6] |
Test depth | Over 300 m (984 ft 3 in) |
Complement | 98 (capacity for 109)[3] |
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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.