In the Solent , leaving Southampton 11-4-2011
HMS Astute S119
Ordered: March 1997 Builder: BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down: 31 January 2001 Launched: 8 June 2007 Commissioned: 27 August 2010
Homeport: HM Naval Base Clyde Identification: Pennant number: S119
Status: On sea trials Class and type: Astute-class submarine Displacement: 7,400 tonnes submerged
Length: 97 m (323 ft) Beam: 11.3 m (37 ft) Draught: 10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion: Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor (with full submarine life core), MTU 600 kilowatt diesel generators Speed: 29+ knots (54 km/h) submerged Range: Essentially unlimited - but restricted by replenisment and maintenance requirements
Sensors and processing systems: Thales Sonar 2076Atlas, DESO, 25 echosounder, 2 x Thales, CM010 optronic masts Raytheon Successor IFF
Armament: 6 x 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Complement: 98 officers and enlisted, capacity of 109 (All male)