In a moment of great national pride, the Royal Navy’s newest Astute Class attack submarine, Agamemnon, has been launched in an impressive ceremony at BAE Systems’ historic shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Agamemnon joins her sister vessels—HMS Astute, HMS Ambush, HMS Artful, HMS Audacious, and HMS Anson—as work continues on the final submarine in the series, HMS Agincourt. Named after the legendary Greek … Continue reading HEAVY METAL: British engineering at its best as Royal Navy launches Agamemnon, latest astute class submarine