HMS Artful (S121)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Artful |
| Ordered | March 1997 |
| Builder | BAE Systems Submarine Solutions |
| Laid down | 11 March 2005 |
| Launched | 17 May 2014 |
| Sponsored by | Lady Zambellas |
| Christened | 20 September 2013 |
| Commissioned | 18 March 2016 |
| Identification | Pennant number: S121 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Astute-class fleet submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 97 m (318 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Endurance | 90 days |
| Test depth | Over 300 m (984 ft 3 in) |
| Complement | 98 (capacity for 109) |
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HMS Artful is the third Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the British Royal Navy. She is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to bear this name. Artful was ordered from GEC's Marconi Marine (now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions) on 17 March 1997, and was constructed at Barrow in Furness. She was named on 20 September 2013, was rolled out of the shipyard construction hall on 16 May 2014, and was due to start sea trials in early 2015. Artful made her first successful basin dive in October 2014, and sailed on 13 August 2015 for sea trials. Artful was handed over the Royal Navy on 14 December 2015, and commissioned on 18 March 2016.