Keel laying ceremony for fifth Astute submarine

BAE Systems Submarine Solutions celebrates the keel laying of the fifth Astute boat, ‘Anson’, at a ceremony launched by Minister for International Security Strategy, Gerald Howarth MP. Anson is the fifth of seven £1bn Astute class nuclear submarines that the Ministry of Defence has given approval to build. At 97 metres and with a displacement…

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