HMS Ambush is among the most advanced attack submarines ever built, a boat that can circle the planet without surfacing, ...

Starting with the early years of the 2000s, the Royal Navy has been hard at work trying to better its submarine fleet. And with the help of the usual partners in this business, it managed to give ...

Queen Camilla is set to attend a ceremony on the hunter-killer submarine HMS Astute at Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth. The Royal Navy will appoint Her Majesty The Queen as Vice Admiral of the United ...

The British Royal Navy‘s most deadly nuclear vessel met its match today: rocks! A billion-dollar sub — the size of ten double-decker tour trolleys — became stuck in the mud during basic sea exercises ...

If you are familiar with Greek mythology, or you've at least seen 2004's Troy movie, then the name Agamemnon might ring a bell or two. Not the most impressive of Greek kings, Agamemnon ruled over ...

The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon’s lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute ...

Key Point: The Astutes are among the most formidable submarines in the world, and certainly pose a major threat to any Russian designs on the North Atlantic or the Arctic. Since the commissioning of ...

The newest sub in service of the Royal Navy is part of the Astute class of fast attack submarines. Fast attack submarines, like the HMS Agamemnon, are designed to wreak havoc on enemy shipping during ...