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HMS Artful (S121)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Artful.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Artful
OrderedMarch 1997
BuilderBAE Systems Submarine Solutions
Laid down11 March 2005[1]
Launched17 May 2014[1]
Sponsored byLady Zambellas
Christened20 September 2013
Commissioned18 March 2016
IdentificationPennant number: S121
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAstute-class fleet submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 7,000 to 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)[2][3]
  • Submerged: 7,400 to 7,800 t (7,700 long tons; 8,600 short tons)[2][3]
Length97 m (318 ft 3 in)[2][3]
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)[2][3]
Draught10 m (32 ft 10 in)[2][3]
Propulsion
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged[2][3]
RangeUnlimited[4]
Endurance90 days[4]
Test depthOver 300 m (984 ft 3 in)
Complement98 (capacity for 109)[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

HMS Artful is the third Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the British Royal Navy. She is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to bear this name. Artful was ordered from GEC's Marconi Marine (now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions) on 17 March 1997, and was constructed at Barrow in Furness.[7] She was named on 20 September 2013, was rolled out of the shipyard construction hall on 16 May 2014, and was due to start sea trials in early 2015.[8] Artful made her first successful basin dive in October 2014,[9] and sailed on 13 August 2015 for sea trials.[10] Artful was handed over the Royal Navy on 14 December 2015,[11] and commissioned on 18 March 2016.[12][13][14]

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  4. ^ a b "BAE Systems - Astute class submarines". baesystems.com. BAE Systems. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ "UK's most powerful submarine joins the Navy". Ministry of Defence. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Second Astute Class submarine officially named". Ministry of Defence. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Third Astute submarine named Artful". Ministry of Defence. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  9. ^ "First successful dive for new nuclear submarine HMS Artful during trials in Cumbria". Navy News. Royal Navy. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Third Astute submarine Artful sets sail for sea trials". BBC News. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Third Astute submarine formally handed over to the Royal Navy". Ministry of Defence. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  12. ^ "HMS Artful becomes a commissioned warship". Royal Navy. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  13. ^ "HMS Artful commissioned in Royal Navy ceremony". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Third Astute submarine Artful to join Royal Navy fleet". BBC News. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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