This Submarine Is a Powerhouse: The Royal Navy is preparing to welcome HMS Agamemnon, its sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, into service by 2025. Capable of carrying nearly 40 ...

If you are familiar with Greek mythology, or you've at least seen 2004's Troy movie, then the name Agamemnon might ring a bell or two. Not the most impressive of Greek kings, Agamemnon ruled over ...

Five Royal Navy warships have been named HMS Agamemnon after the legendary Greek king who commanded the Achaens during the Trojan War. This has included the 64-gun third-rate ship-of-the-line that ...

A new nuclear submarine just made its first dive after being commissioned for the Royal Navy. The 8,100-ton HMS Agamemnon successfully submerged near BAE Systems’s facility in Barrow, Cumbria. The ...

It's been a hugely important week for the Royal Navy as it looks set to boost its arsenal with the much-needed addition of two nuclear-powered attack submarines. King Charles III visited BAE Systems ...

On Monday, Charles visited the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to read the Commissioning Warrant at a formal ceremony to mark HMS Agamemnon entering operational service. Nicknamed ...

As HMS Agamemnon moves closer towards joining the UK’s in-service submarine fleet, how does the sixth Astute-class fit into the Royal Navy’s defence strategy? In an encouraging development for the UK ...

The UK’s newest nuclear submarine has successfully submerged for the first time at BAE Systems in Barrow, Cumbria. The Royal Navy crew achieved the major milestone as part of HMS Agamemnon’s ‘trim ...