HMS Ambush submarine hits important milestone

Ambush, the second hunter-killer submarine in the Astute Class, has successfully completed her first dive; an important milestone in readiness for the boat’s departure on sea trials early next year.
The dive, known to engineers as ‘the Trim and Inclining Experiment’, proves the boat’s safety and stability in the water and measures the submarine’s performance at a depth of 16 metres. The maiden dive took place over two days and involved more than 70 people including BAE Systems’ engineers, Ministry of Defence personnel and Royal Navy Ship’s Staff.
Commander Peter Green, Commanding Officer of Ambush, stated: Read More HERE

It is wonderful to see yet another state of the art submarine being built to the highest standards at Bae Barrow my home town, long may this great tradition of providing the Royal Navy with the best submarines in the world continue.