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Royal Navy Launches HMS Agamemnon Astute-Class Submarine

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC · How we work

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The Royal Navy launched HMS Agamemnon (S124), an Astute-class submarine, from Barrow-in-Furness.
The vessel left the shipyard this week for Naval Base Clyde.
Construction began with the keel laid on 18 July 2013, but service missed the 2022 target.
It carries Tomahawk Block IV missiles, Spearfish torpedoes, 38 weapons total, and a 360-degree periscope.
Over 39,000 acoustic tiles on its hull lower sonar noise to a “baby dolphin” level.

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The Royal Navy launched HMS Agamemnon (S124), an Astute-class submarine, from Barrow-in-Furness.
The vessel left the shipyard this week for Naval Base Clyde.
Construction began with the keel laid on 18 July 2013, but service missed the 2022 target.
It carries Tomahawk Block IV missiles, Spearfish torpedoes, 38 weapons total, and a 360-degree periscope.
Over 39,000 acoustic tiles on its hull lower sonar noise to a “baby dolphin” level.