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UK is building floating megadocks for its 17,200-ton nuclear missile submarines

The Dreadnought-class submarines are central to the United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrent, replacing the Vanguard class that has ...
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UK’s newest Astute-class submarine takes the plunge

The UK’s newest Astute-class nuclear powered hunter killer submarine, HMS Agamemnon, has submerged for the first time at the BAE Systems yard at Barrow-in-Furness, conducting a ‘trim dive’ during a ...
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Babcock to provide dock for new Dreadnought nuclear subs

"The work will include the requirement to deliver a contingent docking facility at Rosyth Dockyard for HMS Dreadnought during its sea trials.
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Royal Navy Commissions New Astute-class Attack Submarine

The newest sub in service of the Royal Navy is part of the Astute class of fast attack submarines. Fast attack submarines, like the HMS Agamemnon, are designed to wreak havoc on enemy shipping during ...
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Britain Is ‘No Longer Capable’ Of Managing Nuclear Submarine Program, Former Navy Chief Warns

A former British Royal Navy chief deemed the U.K. “no longer capable” of managing a nuclear submarine program. Retired Rear Adm. Philip Mathias said the country is failing to build the submarines ...