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Britain's latest nuclear-powered submarine has been launched.
Artful, a 7,400-tonne, 106-yard-long attack submarine, was edged out of its giant construction hall at the Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, on Friday and was carefully lowered into the water the following day.Artful, the third of seven highly complex Astute-class submarines being designed and built for the Royal Navy, will now begin the next phase of its test and commissioning process ahead of sea trials next year.But it will also undergo a series of complex tests to prove the safety and operability of its systems before it departs for sea trials.
The Ministry of Defence's director submarines, Rear Admiral Mike Wareham, said: "The Astute programme is making real progress and the sight of the third submarine afloat in the water is a reflection of the hard work of both the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and industry.
Britain's latest nuclear-powered submarine has been launched.
Artful, a 7,400-tonne, 106-yard-long attack submarine, was edged out of its giant construction hall at the Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, on Friday and was carefully lowered into the water the following day.Artful, the third of seven highly complex Astute-class submarines being designed and built for the Royal Navy, will now begin the next phase of its test and commissioning process ahead of sea trials next year.But it will also undergo a series of complex tests to prove the safety and operability of its systems before it departs for sea trials.
The Ministry of Defence's director submarines, Rear Admiral Mike Wareham, said: "The Astute programme is making real progress and the sight of the third submarine afloat in the water is a reflection of the hard work of both the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and industry.
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