Editing Astute-class submarine (section)

==Boats in the class==
[[File:US Navy 120126-N-WL435-305 First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff of the Royal Navy Adm. Sir Mark Stanhope, left, and Chief of Naval Operation.jpg|thumb|The UK [[First Sea Lord]], [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] [[Mark Stanhope|Stanhope]] (left), and US [[Chief of Naval Operations]], Admiral [[Greenert|Jonathan Greenert]] (centre), are briefed by the CO Cdr Iain Breckenridge (right) on the capabilities of ''Astute'' during the joint exercise Fellowship 2012 between ''Astute'' and {{USS|New Mexico|SSN-779|2}}]]

The names ''Astute'', ''Ambush'' and ''Artful'' were last given to {{sclass|Amphion|submarine|0}} submarines that entered service towards the end of [[World War II]]. ''Audacious'', ''Anson'' and ''Agamemnon'' were all names used by battleships that served in the First or Second World Wars.

{| class="wikitable" align="center"
! Name
! Pennant No.
! Builder
! Laid down
! Launched
! Commissioned
! Status
|-
| {{HMS|Astute|S119|2}}
| S119
|rowspan=7| [[BAE Systems Submarines|BAE Systems<br />Submarines]],<br />[[Barrow-in-Furness]]
| 31 January 2001
| 8 June 2007<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6733777.stm |title=New UK nuclear submarine launched| publisher = BBC | date = 8 June 2007 | access-date=8 June 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070618113755/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6733777.stm| archive-date= 18 June 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| 27 August 2010<ref name=royal>{{cite web | url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-events/rn-live/all-news/royal-navys-most-powerful-submarine-gets-royal-approval/*/changeNav/6568 | archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100910062627/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-events/rn-live/all-news/royal-navys-most-powerful-submarine-gets-royal-approval|archive-date=10 September 2010 | title=Royal Navy's Most Powerful Submarine Gets Royal Approval | publisher= Ministry of Defence | date=27 August 2010}}</ref>
| In active service
|-
| {{HMS|Ambush|S120|2}}
| S120
| 22 October 2003
| 6 January 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=HMS Ambush|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/fleet-submarines/astute-class/hms-ambush|website=royalnavy.mod.uk|publisher=Royal Navy|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-date=30 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430054549/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/fleet-submarines/astute-class/hms-ambush|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1 March 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=HMS Ambush Officially Welcomed into The Royal Navy|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/March/01/130301-HMS-Ambush-Officially-Welcomed-Into-The-Royal-Navy|publisher=Royal Navy|date=2013-03-01|access-date=2013-03-07|archive-date=10 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410160301/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/March/01/130301-HMS-Ambush-Officially-Welcomed-Into-The-Royal-Navy|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| In active service
|-
| {{HMS|Artful|S121|2}}
| S121
| 11 March 2005
| 17 May 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baesystems.com/enhancedarticle/BAES_167121/artful-launched?from=homepage-rzz|title=Home - BAE Systems - International|access-date=25 July 2016|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923191704/http://www.baesystems.com/enhancedarticle/BAES_167121/artful-launched?from=homepage-rzz|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 18 March 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/march/18/160318-hms-artful |title=HMS Artful becomes a commissioned warship |publisher=Royal Navy |date=18 March 2016 |access-date=18 March 2016 |archive-date=30 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430054604/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/march/18/160318-hms-artful |url-status=live }}</ref>
| In active service
|-
| {{HMS|Audacious|S122|2}}
| S122
| 24 March 2009
| 28 April 2017<ref name=Hansard20170427>{{cite web| url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/Easy-does-it-awe-inspiring-sight-of-fourth-Astute-class-boat-to-leave-DDH-in-Barrow-attracts-onlookers-5cc3de9f-980d-4274-be57-08386d44b071-ds| title=Fourth Astute Boat Leaves DDH| work=North West Evening Mail| date=27 April 2017| access-date=27 April 2017| archive-date=2 September 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902184325/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/Easy-does-it-awe-inspiring-sight-of-fourth-Astute-class-boat-to-leave-DDH-in-Barrow-attracts-onlookers-5cc3de9f-980d-4274-be57-08386d44b071-ds| url-status=live}}</ref>
| 3 April 2020{{refn|group=note|name=AudaciousCommission|A parliamentary written answer stated that ''Audacious'' was commissioned on 3 April 2020,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2020-04-29/HL3735/ |title=Ministry of Defence Astute Class Submarines |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=29 April 2020 |website=parliament.uk |publisher=UK Hansard |access-date=20 April 2022 |quote=HMS AUDACIOUS was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 3 April 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713142212/https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2020-04-29/HL3735/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but she was ceremonially commissioned on 23 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Royal Navy in Scotland |title=The fourth @RoyalNavy #Astute-class #submarine, HMS Audacious, has been ceremonially commissioned into the fleet. |url=https://twitter.com/RNinScotland/status/1441033142991794176 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=23 September 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923201828/https://twitter.com/RNinScotland/status/1441033142991794176 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| In active service 
|-
| {{HMS|Anson|S123|2}}
| S123
| 13 October 2011
| 20 April 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/fifth-state-of-the-art-astute-submarine-is-launched|title=Fifth state-of-the-art Astute submarine is launched|work=BAE Systems|date=20 April 2021|access-date=20 April 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420172010/https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/fifth-state-of-the-art-astute-submarine-is-launched|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 31 August 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cumbriacrack.com/2022/08/31/boris-johnson-gives-speech-at-bae-systems-in-barrow/|title=Boris Johnson visits BAE Systems in Barrow - cumbriacrack.com|date=31 August 2022|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327134516/https://cumbriacrack.com/2022/08/31/boris-johnson-gives-speech-at-bae-systems-in-barrow/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=schedule>{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-30/10350/ |title=Ministry of Defence HMS Audacious |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=6 February 2020 |website=parliament.uk |publisher=UK Hansard |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215132407/https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-30/10350/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| In active service
|-
| {{HMS|Agamemnon|S124|2}}
| S124
| 18 July 2013
| 3 October 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2024/october/03/20241003-hail-the-warrior-king-as-submarine-hms-agamemnon-is-launched |title=Hail the Warrior King as submarine HMS Agamemnon is launched |date=2 October 2024 |website=Royal Navy  |access-date=2 October 2024  }}</ref>
| ''Projected late 2025''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navylookout.com/6th-astute-class-submarine-hms-agamemnon-rolled-out-of-the-build-hall/ |title=6th Astute class submarine HMS Agamemnon rolled out of the build hall |date=1 October 2024 |website=Navy Lookout |access-date=1 October 2024  }}</ref><ref name=schedule/><ref name="The Royal Navy's Astute class subma">{{cite news|title=The Royal Navy's Astute class submarines: Part 1 – development and delivery|url=https://www.navylookout.com/the-royal-navys-astute-class-submarines-part-1-development-and-delivery/|access-date=9 January 2023|date=9 January 2023|website=Navy Lookout|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109074926/https://www.navylookout.com/the-royal-navys-astute-class-submarines-part-1-development-and-delivery/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| pre-sea trial testing
|-
| {{HMS|Achilles|S125|2}} (ex Agincourt)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=King involved in 'woke' name change of HMS Agincourt submarine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86375y545yo |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| S125
| 14 May 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS Agincourt &#124; Royal Navy |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/fleet-submarines/astute-class/hms-agincourt |access-date=31 August 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003172631/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/fleet-submarines/astute-class/hms-agincourt |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Allison |first=George |title=Royal Navy renames final Astute-class submarine |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-navy-renames-final-astute-class-submarine/ |website=UK Defence Journal |access-date=26 January 2025 |date=26 January 2025}}</ref>
| 
| ''Projected late 2026''<ref name=schedule/><ref name="The Royal Navy's Astute class subma"/>
| Under construction
|}