HMS Astute (S119)
6 x 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons;
- Tomahawk Block IV land-attack cruise missiles
- Spearfish wire-guided heavyweight torpedoes
HMS Astute is a nuclear-powered submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. Astute is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to be named for the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment. The first was the World War II Amphion-class Astute. Builders BAE Systems describe her as "the largest and most able attack submarine that the Royal Navy has operated, with a performance to rival any in the world".
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