The keel for the latest HMS Dreadnought was laid down during a ceremony at the Devonshire Dock Hall at BAE Systems' state-of-the-art submarine construction and assembly facility in Barrow-in-Furness.

The class takes its name from the HMS Dreadnought, the Royal Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine that served from 1960 to 1980. Overall, the Royal Navy has a long history of using the name ...

HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine (SSN), was moved from the Devonshire Dock Hall (DDH) at Barrow-in-Furness, and will soon be lowered into the ...

The HMS Dreadnought set the standard for what a dreadnought should be. For the next four decades, similar battleships would strive to embody its style and presence.