What the new submarine could look like
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
1
Vertical tubes for cruise missiles and possibly hypersonic missiles
2
Launch tubes for torpedoes and other horizontally
launched weapons
X-form control surfaces
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Nuclear
propulsion
Electric
drive
Powerful
sonar
1
2
Pump jet
propulsor
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four
torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
Astute–class
318 ft
Six torpedo tubes
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
2
Launch tubes for torpedoes and other horizontally launched weapons
1
Vertical tubes for cruise missiles and possibly hypersonic missiles
X-form control surfaces
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Nuclear
propulsion
Electric
drive
Powerful
sonar
1
2
Pump jet
propulsor
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Astute–class
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
318 ft
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Six torpedo tubes
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Electric
drive
X-form control surfaces
Nuclear
propulsion
Powerful
sonar
Pump jet
propulsor
Vertical tubes for cruise
missiles and possibly
hypersonic missiles
Launch tubes for torpedoes
and other horizontally
launched weapons
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four
torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Astute–class
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
318 ft
Six torpedo tubes
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Electric
drive
X-form control surfaces
Nuclear
propulsion
Powerful
sonar
Pump jet
propulsor
Vertical tubes for cruise
missiles and possibly
hypersonic missiles
Launch tubes for torpedoes
and other horizontally
launched weapons
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four
torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Astute–class
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
318 ft
Six torpedo tubes
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
1
Vertical tubes for cruise missiles and possibly hypersonic missiles
2
Launch tubes for torpedoes and other horizontally
launched weapons
X-form control surfaces
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Nuclear
propulsion
Electric
drive
Powerful
sonar
1
2
Pump jet
propulsor
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four
torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
Astute–class
318 ft
Six torpedo tubes
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
2
Launch tubes for torpedoes and other horizontally launched weapons
1
Vertical tubes for cruise missiles and possibly hypersonic missiles
X-form control surfaces
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Nuclear
propulsion
Electric
drive
Powerful
sonar
1
2
Pump jet
propulsor
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Astute–class
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
318 ft
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Six torpedo tubes
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Electric
drive
X-form control surfaces
Nuclear
propulsion
Powerful
sonar
Pump jet
propulsor
Vertical tubes for cruise
missiles and possibly
hypersonic missiles
Launch tubes for torpedoes
and other horizontally
launched weapons
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four
torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Astute–class
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
318 ft
Six torpedo tubes
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
Royal Navy future attack submarine SSNR
Stealth features
similar to Dreadnought class submarine
Electric
drive
X-form control surfaces
Nuclear
propulsion
Powerful
sonar
Pump jet
propulsor
Vertical tubes for cruise
missiles and possibly
hypersonic missiles
Launch tubes for torpedoes
and other horizontally
launched weapons
Current class of nuclear submarines
Virginia–class
Armament
Vertical Launch System for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MK 48 Torpedos, Harpoon missiles
Twelve VLS
tubes
377 ft
Four
torpedo
tubes
Speed
25 knots
Crew
132
Test depth
800ft
Displacement
7,925 tonnes
Astute–class
Armament
Tomahawk cruise missiles, Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
318 ft
Six torpedo tubes
Speed
30 knots
Crew
98
Test depth
900ft
Displacement
7,400 tonnes
SOURCE: H I SUTTON (COVERT SHORES), ROYAL NAVY