HMS Agamemnon (S123)
HMS Agamemnon is the sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Royal Navy and is currently under construction. She will be the sixth vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name, after the legendary Greek king Agamemnon.
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| Name | Agamemnon |
| Namesake | Agamemnon |
| Ordered | March 2010 |
| Builder | BAE Systems Submarine Solutions |
| Cost | £1.533B (budget) |
| Laid down | 18 July 2013 |
| In service | Projected mid-late 2024 |
| Identification | Pennant number: S123 |
| Status | Under construction |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Astute-class fleet submarine |
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| Length | 97 m (318 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Rolls-Royce PWR 2 reactor, MTU 600 kW (800 hp) diesel generators |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Endurance | 90 days |
| Test depth | Over 300 m (980 ft) |
| Complement | 98 (capacity for 109) |
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On 25 March 2010, BAE Systems were given the go-ahead by the government to begin construction on boats 5 and 6 (Anson and Agamemnon), being given a £300 million contract for the "initial build" of boat 5 and "long lead procurement activities" for boat 6. Initial construction work was begun on boat 6 late in 2010 and is ongoing as of 2011. On 15 September 2011 it was announced that boat 5 was to be named Anson; it had previously been stated that boat 5 (as S123) would be Agamemnon and boat 6 Anson, and it is now believed that the Agamemnon name will be transferred to boat 6.
Her keel was laid on 18 July 2013, when the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, unveiled the "Agamemnon Keel Unit".
Her electric switchboards were powered up, for the first time, 1 October 2020, making the boat go "live".