HMS Astute (P447)

HMS Astute (P447) is the first submarine of the Royal Navy to be named for the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment.

The first Astute was an Amphion-class (also known as the "A" class) submarine. Her keel was laid down by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness[?]. She was launched in 1944 and commissioned in 1945.

Astute was scrapped on October 1, 1970 at Dunston on Tyne[?].

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The second Astute was HMS Astute (S119), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. She was laid down on January 31, 2001, and had not yet been launched in February of 2003.