BAE Systems launches UK’s sixth Astute Class submarine

Posted on 3 Oct 2024 by The Manufacturer
Agamemnon, the latest Royal Navy Astute Class attack submarine, has been launched at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Named after the ancient Greek king, Agamemnon is the sixth of seven Astute Class submarines, all of which have been designed and built at the Company’s historic Barrow shipyard – home of UK submarine building. The nuclear-powered…

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