How bad was that Turnbull sub deal.
Morrison must cancel it.
Royal Navy's £1.6billion nuclear-powered submarine HMS Audacious armed with Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles moves through water making no more noise than a baby dolphin as it sets sail for the first time
- HMS Audacious, the Royal Navy's £1.6billion nuclear-powered submarine, has set sail on its first outing
- The submarine is 320ft long, weighs 7,400 tonnes but glides through the water making very little sound
- New state-of-the-art anti-acoustic tiles - of which there are 39,000 on the ship - reduce the noise levels
- Forward-thinking technology also allows the ship to be able to detect objects 3,000 nautical miles away
A £1.6billion nuclear-powered submarine dubbed the 'most capable ever built' for the Royal Navy has been pictured setting sail for the first time.
HMS Audacious, one of seven Astute-class attack subs being built by BAE Systems, departed Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, on Tuesday for its maiden journey.
The ultra-advanced warship, said to 'set a new standard in weapons load and stealth', is armed with spearfish heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Around 39,000 state-of-the-art anti-acoustic tiles make the colossal 320ft, 7,400 tonne sub move through the water without making any more noise than a baby dolphin.
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The state-of-the-art submarine weighs 7,400 tonnes, the equivalent of 65 blue whales, is longer than 10 double-decker buses and can hold enough food on board to remain at sea with a crew of 98 people for three months
On board nuclear reactors with a 25 year life create air and water, meaning the warship can circumnavigate the globe without needing to resurface.
The sonar system on Astute-class subs enable them to detect ships from 3,000 nautical miles away, which is the distance between the English Channel and New York
Images taken on April 7 show HMS Audacious, the fourth completed Astute-class attack sub, leaving Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, where it was built by BAE.
Its inaugural voyage was a short journey to Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, which is the home of the UK's Submarine Service.
Cliff Robson, Managing Director of BAE Systems Submarines, said: 'This is an incredibly difficult time for employees, their families and the community.
'But, as is often the case in times of great adversity, it has been truly humbling to see everyone come together to support the Government's critical defence programmes and help deliver HMS Audacious.'
Ian Booth, Chief Executive of the Submarine Delivery Agency, said: 'The departure of HMS Audacious from Barrow is a key milestone in the Astute-class programme.
'The delivery of our incredibly complex submarine programmes depends on the extremely skilled submarine workforce and close collaboration with our industrial partners across the supply chain to deliver a first class product for the Royal Navy.
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