HMS Astute: world's most advanced nuclear submarine Gets stuck!

RobitTV

The world’s most advanced nuclear submarine, HMS Astute, has run aground on rocks off Scotland causing considerable embarrassment for Navy chiefs.

It is understood that the boat, which is first in its class, ran aground by its stern in a manoeuvre that “went slightly wrong” after it had dropped some sailors ashore in tidal waters off the Isle of Skye.

As the tide rapidly ebbed it is thought the skipper of Astute, Commander Andy Coles, decided not to power it off the obstruction as it would risk damaging the hull that carries some of the most advanced acoustic tiles that make Astute virtually undetectable beneath the seas.

Navy insiders insisted that there was no likelihood of a nuclear reactor leak or any other environmental issue.

No one was injured in the incident that happened earlier today. It came the morning after Trafalgar Day, where sailors celebrated the 205th anniversary of Nelson's victory.

At 7,200 tonnes the Astute is the biggest British nuclear attack submarine ever built.

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Ran aground? Not very Astute.

johngalway

RobitTV wrote: »

At 7,200 tonnes the Astute is the biggest British nuclear attack submarine most expensive coastal erosion barrier ever built.

FYP

Someone's going to lose their L plates over this.

Canis Lupus

Slightly perplexed by the claim it's the most advanced. I would have thought the US trumps anything the UK has.

neris

bloody brits again. First the Titanic now this.

mike65

neris wrote: »

bloody brits again. First the Titanic now this.

That was built by paddies. :pac:

phill106

How very.....Astute...Of them.






YYYYYEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Celly Smunt

mike65 wrote: »

That was built by paddies. :pac:

historically inaccurate,built by British ulster men of the unionist margin

mike65

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Slightly perplexed by the claim it's the most advanced. I would have thought the US trumps anything the UK has.

Be fair, the Americans still measure ingredients by the cup and use Fahrenheit

senordingdong

On a provisional?

mike65

pmcmahon wrote: »

historically inaccurate,built by British ulster men of the unionist margin

If you are born on the Island of Ireland you are Irish. Ones politics are a seperate matter.

Snickers Man

We know a song about that, don't we?

"Astute! Astute!
All fall dowwwnnnnn!"

phill106

mike65 wrote: »

Be fair, the Americans still measure ingredients by the cup and use Fahrenheit

And have you seen the size of the cups?

Celly Smunt

mike65 wrote: »

If you are born on the Island of Ireland you are Irish. Ones politics are a seperate matter.

men of most probable scottish decent living in britain with british citizenship are suddenly irish?

senordingdong

pmcmahon wrote: »

men of most probable scottish decent living in britain with british citizenship are suddenly irish?

I think he's talking about the Titanic builders.

ejmaztec

senordingdong wrote: »

I think he's talking about the Titanic builders.

The biggest submarine ever made.

punchdrunk

senordingdong wrote: »

I think he's talking about the Titanic builders.

so is he

BostonB

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Slightly perplexed by the claim it's the most advanced. I would have thought the US trumps anything the UK has.

The latest US Virginia class is very similar, to the Astute, though the Astute is newer. That said no one knows the spec's of either, as a lot of it is classified. So who knows.

CrazyRabbit

When a submarine which is designed to be undectable gets stuck, you would think the last thing they would want to do is tell the world.

"Hey, our totally undetectable submarine is over here...stuck on some rocks. Take your best shot!"

Celly Smunt

senordingdong wrote: »

I think he's talking about the Titanic builders.

so am i

danniemcq

most advanced maybe, but with disney having one of the bigges navys it's much of a muchness