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Astute Class




Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
S120 Ambush V N/A N/A 2006
S121 Artful V N/A N/A N/A
S119 Astute V 2000 N/A 2006


Builders:
V : VSEL, Barrow, United Kingdom

Dimensions:
300' 8" x 34' 1" x 32' 8" / 91.70m x 10.40m x 10.00m

Displacement:
6000 tons surfaced / 6500 tons dived

Complement:
12 + 98

Armament:
6 x 21" bow torpedo tubes

A total of 36 weapons can be carried. Spearfish torpedoes will be fitted along with SubHarpoon SLCM and Tomahawk SLCM. Two Sea Urchin mines can be carried per torpedo space.

Powerplant:
One Rolls Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor was fitted, driving two GEC steam turbines producing a total of 15500shp and driving one pumpjet. Maximum speed will be 28kts surfaced and 32kts dived. Two diesel generators will be fitted.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Type 1007 navigation

Sonar:
Type 2076 suite

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous: