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Britain launches nuclear sub that can hear a ship from across the Atlantic
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| 08.06.07
Posted on 06/08/2007 10:40:35 AM PDT by george76
The first of the UK's new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines has been unveiled in Cumbria by the Duchess of Cornwall.
Due to enter service in 2009, BAE Systems' Astute is the most advanced submarine of its kind and comes bristling with the very latest in military technology.
BAE said: "With a radar signature equivalent to a dolphin, it can remain undetected thousands of miles from home and hundreds of metres underwater.
"In the right conditions it can detect the QE2 leaving New York harbour from the English Channel."
its key asset is its stealth. Even with a nuclear reactor and four powerful turbines propelling it through the water, less than one watt of power is radiated, making it incredibly quiet.
Its nuclear reactor means that it will never need to be refuelled in its 25-year lifetime.
The submarine - almost half as big again as the Royal Navy's current fleet of attack boats - is one of three under construction at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness.
(Excerpt) Read more at thisislondon.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: attacksubmarines; britain; military; navy; nuclear; royalnavy; submarine; submarines
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:40:38 AM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
What say our naval FReepers about this boat? How does it compare to American subs?
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:42:49 AM PDT
by
AlaskaErik
(Run, Fred run! I will send my donation as soon as you announce.)
To: RightWhale; BIGLOOK
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:44:03 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Why is the Duchess of Cornhole unveiling anything?.........
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:45:38 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Bite your tongue. It tastes a lot better than crow................)
To: george76
I think it’s time the US Navy Atlantic Fleet start feeding the sailors lots of beans...
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:45:54 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
To: Red Badger
Why is the Duchess of Cornhole unveiling anything?......... Be thankful it's only a sub she's unveiling.
L
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:47:22 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Comparing moderate islam to extremist islam is like comparing small pox to plague.)
To: george76
The truck is higher tech than the Deathstar it is carrying.
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:48:34 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Treaty)
To: 1rudeboy
I wonder what the real numbers are...
“It will be able to remain hundreds of metres under water for up to 90 days at a time while keeping its 98-strong crew safe as they sleep, eat and breath within metres of a nuclear power plant. “
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:48:36 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: AlaskaErik
What say our naval FReepers about this boat? How does it compare to American subs? It's pretty impressive. As to how it compares it's probably on par with the latest U.S. boats. Let's just say I'm glad she's on our side.
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:49:11 AM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: F15Eagle; Pharmboy
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:49:30 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76; JRios1968
To: Lurker
I’m sure the subs will serve Allah well.
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:49:56 AM PDT
by
DonaldC
To: RightWhale
That truck looks like fun to drive.
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:50:32 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
But can this sub stop an Iranian navy canoe from seizing British sailors?
To: george76; RightWhale
So it can hear them coming and stay out of the way of Iranian rubber boats.
Don't want any more hostages y'know....
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:50:45 AM PDT
by
Cogadh na Sith
(Banning Bread and Circuses is the New Bread and Circuses....)
To: george76
Britain launches nuclear sub that can hear a ship from across the Atlantic Yeah, but would they be able to hear THIS in the Atlantic?
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:50:53 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
(A store clerk has done more to fight the WOT than Rudy.)
To: agent_delta
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:51:00 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
To: Doohickey; judicial meanz; submarinerswife; PogySailor; chasio649; gobucks; Bottom_Gun; Dog Gone; ..
What say our naval FReepers about this boat? How does it compare to American subs?One Ping Only!
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:51:13 AM PDT
by
SmithL
(si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: Fred Hayek; rottndog; lentulusgracchus; skinkinthegrass
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:54:55 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
"With a radar signature equivalent to a dolphin"Could it be that they mean "sonar" signature?
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posted on
06/08/2007 10:55:48 AM PDT
by
El Gran Salseron
(The World-Famous, popular DJ and FReeper Canteen Certified, Equal-Opportunity, Male-Chauvinist-Pig!)
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