Royal Navy's hunter-killer submarine HMS Agamemnon enters water for first time

HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy's most advanced hunter-killer submarine, has made a significant step forward, being moved into the water for the first time.

Agamemnon, the penultimate Astute-class submarine that is being built for the Silent Service, was formally launched at BAE Systems' facility in Barrow.

A delicate operation took place to move the 7,400-tonne boat from the construction hall into the basin.

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[stephenfowlie]

Atleast it didn't sink immediately like the Chinese one.

[unbearifiedbear]

Why are the Royal Navy so good at naming vessels?!

[FreeRojava]

11 nuclear submarines is quite impressive! Especially since the fast attack boats are very new! Plus the old-ish SLBM submarines are being replaced as well. Britain has the strongest navy in Europe

[neilburns]

A submarine is one place that i have no real wish to ever go

I believe that it must take a certain type of person to adjust to life on board this kind of transportation

[nobodyisbest]

I love how the silhouette of the ship was never shown, nor was the propeller or propellers. Don't make it too easy for the Russians! Way to go Forces News and Royal Navy!

[benh]

I might not be a builder of boats but I come from a family of them. This being their hometown and their craft 💪🏻

[daphnethurlow]

The sheer skills involved in constructing one of these is mind boggling..grateful thanks.We need more.

[gadgetgus]

🇬🇧 It's an awesome hunter-killer sub that packs a real punch! 🥊
To be accompanied by the future Dreadnought class 💪🏼
We have come a long way since:
HMS Holland 1...

[ellisvener]

From Wikipedia (and Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey):

“In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (/æɡəˈmɛmnɒn/; Greek: Ἀγαμέμνων Agamémnōn) was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans during the Trojan War. He was the son (or grandson) of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Iphigenia, Iphianassa, Electra, Laodike, Orestes and Chrysothemis.[1] Legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area.[2] Agamemnon was killed upon his return from Troy by Clytemnestra, or in an older version of the story, by Clytemnestra's lover Aegisthus.”

[twiglet]

I trained Twiglet the guard dog on this vessel - he's officially a SubWoofer !

[philthai]

Nice. It didn't sink like the most advanced Chinese Nuclear Submarine either.

[wouterkellerman]

Can it work against rubber dinghies coming from across the channel? Asking for a friend?

[AmalsFutureHusband]

Funny how absolutely no cameras allowed in the DDH, but then they post this video soon as it's out the door

[walkingwithme]

Support veterans, not the military industrial complex.

[hantykje]

There was a time when the Royal Navy had 13 SSN's in service at the same time. In the era of Swiftsure, Valiant, Churchill and Trafalgar.

[KerryWalker-ie]

Nice... bodyguard for carrier's 😎👍

[infobeam]

What’s the point of a navy when they don’t stop enemies coming over?

[Jh]

Theres no doubt we build the most advanced subs in the world🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[ArgosySpecOps]

Take note CCP this is how you put a submarine into service 😅

[ChayMiddleton]

Cool name better the Americans boring ones