HMS Artful – Quay concerns delay launch of navy submarine
Nuclear safety watchdog bars launch of reactor-driven HMS Artful due to doubts about structural integrity of Barrow quay HMS Artful’s sister submarine Astute at the BAE Systems shipyard in...
View ArticleUK – Celebration for BAE Systems Barrow submarine’s christening
THE latest super sub to be built in Barrow has been christened during a dramatic naming ceremony. Artful, the third Astute-class submarine, is set to take its first dip into the water at the beginning...
View ArticleReactor incidents on new nuclear subs double in one year
Astute-class submarines HMS Artful (left) and HMS Astute (right), at HM Naval Base Clyde, also known as Faslane. The Royal Navy’s new nuclear-powered submarines have been plagued by 69 safety...
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