| | Astute Class Submarines (SSNs) |
 | | These resurrected names last used for the A Class conventional submarines that first entered service towards the end of the Second World War and it was the first time that a batch of submarines had been ordered together, as in the past nuclear submarines had been ordered singly, on an incremental basis. |
 | | Following the successful test firing of a Tomahawk cruise missile from H.M.S Splendid, Trafalgar and Swiftsure Class submarines are being modernised to carry the powerful land attack missile. |
 | | Construction of the second submarine in the class, HMS Ambush, is due to start later this year with the third, HMS Artful, following later. |
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