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Monday, April 11, 2011

Revealed: Flaws of HMS Astute

Astute class submarineDesign blunders on the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Astute have forced sailors to suffer “quality of life issues” because of poor and cramped facilities, according to a secret Ministry of Defence (MoD) report obtained by the Sunday Herald.

The report reveals that the new £1.2 billion high-tech stealth submarine has less recreational space for submariners than boats built 45 years ago. It also highlights the spiralling stresses caused by an acute and worsening shortage of skilled submariners.

The revelations shed new light on the circumstances that could have contributed to one officer, Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux, being shot dead and another, Chris Hodge, being seriously injured on Astute while she was moored in Southampton on Friday.

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