ARTFUL HMS (S121)

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ARTFUL HMS (S121)

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:14 pm

Built as a nuclear submarine under yard no 1124? by BAE Systems Submarine Solutions at Barrow-in-Furness for the Royal Navy.
March 1997 ordered.
11 March 2005 laid down.
17 May 2014 launched as the HMS ARTFUL (S121), she is one of the Astute-class.
20 September 2013 christened by Lady Zambellas.
Displacement: Surfaced: 8,200 tons. Submerged 8,600 tons. Dim. 97 x 11.3 x 10m. (draught surface). Propulsion: 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR 2 nuclear reactor, HEU 93.5%, MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators. Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged.
Test depth over 300m.
Range unlimited.
Endurance 90 days. Armament: 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons, Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes.
Accommodation for 109.
18 March 2016 commissioned.

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. 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. ARTFUL made her first successful basin dive in October 2014 and sailed on 13 August 2015 for sea trials. ARTFUL was handed over to the Royal Navy on 14 December 2015 and commissioned on 18 March 2016.

Design
Propulsion
ARTFUL's nuclear reactor will not need to be refueled during the boat's 25-year service. Since the submarine can purify water and air, she will be able to circumnavigate the planet without resurfacing it. The main limit is that the submarine will only be able to carry three months' supply of food for 98 officers and ratings.

Armament
ARTFUL has provision for up to 38 weapons in six 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. The submarine is capable of using Tomahawk Block IV land-attack missiles with a range of 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) and Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes.
Common Combat System
ARTFUL is the first Astute-class submarine to utilize the Common Combat System, which will be fitted on every Astute, Vanguard, and Dreadnought-class submarine. The Common Combat System was originally meant to be first tested on the fourth Astute boat, AUDACIOUS, but the system was completed ahead of time.

Operational history
In May 2021, ARTFUL joined UK Carrier Strike Group 21 on its seven-and-a-half month-long maiden operational deployment to the Far East.

2022 In active service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_ARTFUL_(S121)
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