The HMS Dreadnought is as long as 14 buses (153 meters/502 feet), and it will be capable of housing a crew of 130, for the first time on such a vessel, in separate quarters for men and women ...

The four vessels – HMS Dreadnought, HMS Valiant ... Inside the boats, three chefs will keep the 130-strong crew fed while they remain underwater on their secret nuclear deterrent mission.

The keel for the latest HMS Dreadnought was laid down during a ceremony ... the Dreadnought-class will feature remarkable amenities and crew creature comforts. These will include modern gym ...

The British Royal Navy has laid the keel for its largest-ever nuclear submarine. Traditionally, governments have held ceremonies for the laying of the keel on notable projects, as it signifies the ...

At BAE Systems's Barrow-in-Furness facility, the ceremony marked the "birth" of the nuclear-powered and armed HMS Dreadnought, one of the most advanced submarines to date. Keel laying is the major ...

Keel laying is often honoured with a symbolic ceremony, with huge sections of HMS Dreadnought already being completed. Displacing more than 17,000 tonnes, the length of 14 buses and with a crew of ...

With regard to weapons, the HMS Dreadnought and its sister ships are expected to be armed with four 533 mm heavy torpedo tubes and 12 ballistic missile launch tubes for the Lockheed Trident II D5 ...

HMS Dreadnought will also contain 42.5 kilometres ... There will be a massive crew of 130, including three chefs and a doctor on board. Modern gym facilities for the crew, classrooms and study ...

Two crew members of the original HMS Dreadnought, the UK’s first nuclear power submarine, launched in 1960, joined dignitaries and shipyard workers at Thursday’s event at the town’s BAE Systems.