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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Agamemnon keel laid at ceremony

Agamemnon keelThe keel for the sixth Astute class submarine has been laid – on the same day the Ministry of Defence declared its sister submarines HMS Astute and HMS Ambush have been handed over to the Royal Navy to begin to prepare for operations.

Philip Dunne MP, the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, used the event at BAE Systems’ site in Barrow-in-Furness to announce the first and second submarines in the Astute class have now been officially handed over to the Royal Navy.

Mr Dunne joined guests from BAE Systems, Royal Navy, MoD and local community for a ceremony at the home of UK nuclear submarine building, where he officially laid the keel for Agamemnon.

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