![]() ![]() She was named on 20 September 2013, was rolled out of the shipyard construction hall on, and was due to start sea trials in early 2015. Artful was ordered from GEC's Marconi Marine (now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions) on 17 March 1997, and was constructed at Barrow in Furness. She is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to bear this name. HMS Artful is the third Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the British Royal Navy. Only limited by food and maintenance requirementsĩ8 officers and men normally, capacity of 109Ħ × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons: Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor (with full submarine life core), MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators The next two submarines in the Class, Audacious and Anson, are currently being built in Barrow-in-Furness, with Agamemnon and an as yet unnamed Boat 7 to follow.For other ships of the same name, see HMS Artful. HM Submarines Astute, Ambush and Artful are the first of the Astute Class to be accepted into the Royal Navy. He met members of the crew in the galley, the control room and in their bunk spaces. The Duke’s tour of the boat spanned the forward escape compartment to the manoeuvring room where the nuclear reactor plant and electrical systems are managed. The Dolphins presentation took place in the ‘bomb shop’ where Artful’s torpedoes and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles are stored.īefore being awarded their Dolphins, all submariners must pass classroom and sea-based assessments, followed by a rigorous examination board designed to test their knowledge of all the vital systems on the submarine. To qualify as a submariner, sailors demonstrate an intimate and instinctive knowledge of more than 30 complex engineering systems, which operate their nuclear submarine and keep its crew safe. HMS Artful was returning to the UK following a successful trial period in the western Atlantic.ĭuring the visit to the Clyde the Duke of Cambridge, as Commodore-in-Chief Submarines, made his first dive on an Astute class submarine. Prince William presented 14 newly qualified submariners with their Dolphins during his first visit to HMS Artful.Īll the crew had to meet the demanding standards of absolute professionalism to be awarded their Dolphins on-board the Royal Navy’s newest attack submarine. Strategic plan ‘should be paused’ after ‘concerning’ and ‘flippant’ comments New bid for ‘exclusive visitor accommodation’ at Rhu mansionĬatamaran designs considered for new Dunoon and Kilcreggan ferries ‘Kilcreggan Harbour’ latest: No representative for Kilcreggan, milestones missed The wasted land: MoD should bring empty property back into use, says MSP Kilcreggan Harbour: Preferred option to be decided by Christmas ‘External assistance’ used for Argyll and Bute school clusters £9.3m plans for Kilcreggan Harbour revealed at last ![]() Kilcreggan Harbour plans ‘should incorporate pier’ Public rejected new Dunoon ferry designs – but survey results were kept secretįerry group appointment ‘a slap in the face for Rosneath Peninsula’Ĭost increase for new Kilcreggan and Dunoon ferries ‘appalling’ – MSPĮxclusive: Cost of new Dunoon and Kilcreggan ferries almost doublesĪlternative designs for Kilcreggan Harbour revealed after ten-month fightĪrgyll and Bute school collectives: PR consultants paid £65,000 so far New Dunoon and Kilcreggan ferries – time to ‘chuck out the anchor’? Housing site to become wildflower meadow, as MoD neglect of buildings continues ‘People not politics’ councillor campaigning for SNP PR post advertised in five-year plan for change in Argyll and Bute ![]()
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