U.K. to Launch New 'Super Submarine'

Gerald · 12-14-10, 09:29 PM

The Royal Navy has a new hunter-killer submarine in its arsenal of weapons. Its name: HMS Ambush.
The submarine has the ability to send guided missiles at the enemy more than 1,000 miles away, and it will never need refueling and can detect ships approaching at 3,000 nautical miles away.This titan of the sea is able to make oxygen and fresh water from ¬seawater, to keep the 98 crew members alive in time of crisis, the U.K. DailyMail reports.Ambush replaces smaller vessels such as the Swiftsure and Trafalgar subs, but despite its size is much quieter, making it virtually undetectable to enemy vessels.The U.K. Daily Mail reports that the vessel is more complex than U.S. space shuttles and is able to circumnavigate the globe without surfacing.Ambush is 291 feet long, as wide as four double-decker buses and 12 stories high. HMS Ambush will carry 38 missiles as ammunition. Its nuclear-powered engine will propel the submarine through the water at more than 20 knots, allowing it to travel 500 miles a day, U.K. DailyMail reports.This super sub cost $1.2 billion dollars and will be launched at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, U.K. on Thursday.

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Note: Published December 14, 2010

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the_tyrant · 12-14-10, 09:30 PM

there has been a lot of bad luck with the royal navy these days....

Gerald · 12-14-10, 09:32 PM

This might change the situation ....

TLAM Strike · 12-14-10, 09:36 PM

Try not to run her aground too...

onelifecrisis · 12-14-10, 09:44 PM

Great. Now we just need another war to justify the expense. That shouldn't take long; over the last three centuries we've averaged one war every three years.

Reece · 12-14-10, 10:02 PM

There are some good testing areas around North Korea.

Gargamel · 12-16-10, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

Great. Now we just need another war to justify the expense. That shouldn't take long; over the last three centuries we've averaged one war every three years.

Really? I knew you guys were fiesty blokes, but jeez......

And bigger but quieter, yet the "Hole in the Ocean" type sonar search will pick it out quicker then.

papa_smurf · 12-15-10, 12:10 PM

Lets hope this one works first time, unlike here sister ship; HMS Astute

gimpy117 · 12-15-10, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

The U.K. Daily Mail reports that the vessel is more complex than U.S. space shuttles and is able to

it better be. We built the shuttle in the early 70's

12-14-10, 09:29 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	U.K. to Launch New 'Super Submarine' The Royal Navy has a new hunter-killer submarine in its arsenal of weapons. Its name: HMS Ambush. The submarine has the ability to send guided missiles at the enemy more than 1,000 miles away, and it will never need refueling and can detect ships approaching at 3,000 nautical miles away.This titan of the sea is able to make oxygen and fresh water from ¬seawater, to keep the 98 crew members alive in time of crisis, the U.K. DailyMail reports.Ambush replaces smaller vessels such as the Swiftsure and Trafalgar subs, but despite its size is much quieter, making it virtually undetectable to enemy vessels.The U.K. Daily Mail reports that the vessel is more complex than U.S. space shuttles and is able to circumnavigate the globe without surfacing.Ambush is 291 feet long, as wide as four double-decker buses and 12 stories high. HMS Ambush will carry 38 missiles as ammunition. Its nuclear-powered engine will propel the submarine through the water at more than 20 knots, allowing it to travel 500 miles a day, U.K. DailyMail reports.This super sub cost $1.2 billion dollars and will be launched at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, U.K. on Thursday. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12...est=latestnews Note: Published December 14, 2010 Click here for more on this story from the U.K. DailyMail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...t-Britain.html __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Great. Now we just need another war to justify the expense. That shouldn't take long; over the last three centuries we've averaged one war every three years. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

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Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,729 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	There are some good testing areas around North Korea. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	there has been a lot of bad luck with the royal navy these days....

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papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Lets hope this one works first time, unlike here sister ship; HMS Astute __________________