Editing Astute-class submarine (section)

==Incidents==
*On 22 October 2010, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that ''Astute'' had "run into difficulties" off the Isle of [[Skye]] while on trials, after eyewitnesses reported the submarine had run aground a few miles from the [[Skye Bridge]]. There were no reports of injuries.<ref name="bbc20102210">{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11605365 | title = Nuclear submarine HMS ''Astute'' runs aground off Skye | work = BBC News | date = 22 October 2010 | access-date = 22 October 2010 | archive-date = 23 October 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101023050555/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11605365 | url-status = live }}</ref>
*On 8 April 2011, whilst the submarine was docked at Southampton, Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donavan, using an SA 80 rifle, shot and murdered Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux in the control room of ''Astute''. He also attempted to murder Lt Cdr Christopher Hodge (who was shot through the body), PO Christopher Brown and CPO David McCoy. He fired six shots before being wrestled to the deck by visiting City Council Leader Royston Smith and Chief Executive Alistair Neill.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14971198 | title=Sailor who murdered officer on submarine HMS Astute jailed for life | work=BBC News | date=19 September 2011 }}</ref>
*On 20 July 2016, ''Ambush'' sustained damage to the top of her conning tower during a collision with a merchant ship while surfacing on an exercise in Gibraltarian waters. It was reported that no crew members were injured during the collision and that the submarine's nuclear reactor section remained undamaged.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Staufenberg|first1=Jess|title=Royal Navy nuclear submarine collides with merchant ship off coast of Gibraltar|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/royal-navy-submarine-gibraltar-nuclear-collision-ship-coast-astute-class-hms-ambush-a7147661.html|access-date=20 July 2016|work=The Independent|archive-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722125647/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/royal-navy-submarine-gibraltar-nuclear-collision-ship-coast-astute-class-hms-ambush-a7147661.html|url-status=live}}</ref>