The HMS Anson is the fifth Astute-class fast attack submarine in Royal Navy service—and the eighth vessel to bear the name of George Anson, an 18th-century British admiral.

Key Points and Summary - A comparison between the UK's Astute-class and the U.S. Virginia-class Block IV nuclear attack submarines reveals two highly capable but distinct designs shaped by national ...

Achilles is the seventh and final Astute Class boat ...

The Royal Navy has nine nuclear-powered submarines. Four of them are the Vanguard class, tasked with providing the nation’s strategic deterrent and armed with Trident nuclear ballistic missiles for ...

The Royal Navy's second newest Astute class submarine, HMS Anson, is in Gibraltar. The £1.3 billion nuclear submarine completed her sea trials in 2024, and docked in Gibraltar for the first time last ...

A former British Royal Navy chief deemed the U.K. “no longer capable” of managing a nuclear submarine program. Retired Rear Adm. Philip Mathias said the country is failing to build the submarines ...