The world’s most advanced hunter-killer submarine joins Royal Navy
2,233HMS Anson – dubbed the "most advanced submarine ever built by BAE Systems" – has been officially commissioned into the Royal Navy during a ceremony in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
The nuclear-powered submarine is 97m long with a displacement of 7,800 tonnes and is the fifth of seven in the Astute class.
The submarine was commissioned at BAE Systems’ yard in Cumbria in front of her crew and their families, plus naval leaders, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, and the boat’s sponsor, Julie Weale.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said:
"Built in a UK shipyard, HMS Anson demonstrates the very best of British industry, sustaining our world-leading sub-surface capabilities and underlining the UK's readiness to contribute them to shared security, especially with our closest allies Australia and the United States under the AUKUS initiative."
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