Astute Class Submarines
(asked on 9th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the construction period was for (a) HMS Astute, (b) HMS Ambush and (c) HMS Artful.
This question was answered on 17th January 2017
All aspects of the construction period of a submarine are encompassed within the build period, measured from the start of manufacture to operational handover to the Royal Navy.
Using this metric the build time for HMS Astute was 170 months, HMS Ambush was 149 months, and HMS Artful was 137 months.