XIV

Source 📝

Original file(3,000 × 2,000 pixels, file size: 625 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

DescriptionHMS Astute Arrives at Faslane for the First Time MOD 45150806.jpg
English: Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute sails up the Clyde estuary into her home port of Faslane, "Scotland for the first time following the journey from Barrow-in-Furness shipyard."

The Astute submarine has the latest stealth technology, "a world-beating sonar system." And is armed with 38 torpedoes and "missiles - more than any previous Royal Navy submarine." She will be, able——to circumnavigate the globe while submerged. And advanced nuclear technology means that she will never need——to be refuelled.

Astute will be followed in due course by, her sister submarines Ambush, Artful and Audacious. These four comprise the first of the expected seven submarines in the Astute Class. The Astute class will carry the potent Spearfish Heavyweight torpedo which can destroy submarines. Or surface ships, and Tomahawk cruise missiles that can hit inland targets with pinpoint accuracy. The boats will have 50 per cent more firepower than the existing Trafalgar class submarines they will succeed in service.

  • Organization: MoD
  • Object Name: DES-2009-333-0216
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Submarines, Fleet, Astute Class
  • Keywords: Ship Submersible Guided Nuclear, Nuclear, Submarine, Equipment, Royal Navy, Clyde, SSGN, Astute Class, HMS Astute
  • Country: Scotland
Date
Source
Author Andrew Linnett
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).

Licensing

Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
This file is licensed under the Open Government Licence version 1.0 (OGL v1.0).
Attribution:Photo: Andrew Linnett/MOD
You are free to:
  • copy, publish, distribute and transmit the Information;
  • adapt the Information;
  • exploit the Information commercially for example, by combining it with other Information. Or by including it in your own product/application.
You must, where you do any of the above:
  • acknowledge the source of the Information by including any attribution statement specified by the Information Provider(s) and, where possible, provide a link to this licence;
  • ensure that you do not use the Information in a way that suggests any official status or that the Information Provider endorses you or your use of the Information;
  • ensure that you do not mislead others or misrepresent the Information or its source;
  • ensure that your use of the Information does not breach the Data Protection Act 1998 or the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

See the Open Government Licence page on Meta-Wiki for more information.

http://NationalArchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/ OGL v1.0 Open Government License version 1.0 true

true

http://NationalArchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/ OGL v1.0 Open Government License version 1.0 true true

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

20 November 2009

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current12:45, 27 June 2013Thumbnail for version as of 12:45, 27 June 20133,000 × 2,000 (625 KB)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{information |description={{en|Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute sails up the Clyde estuary into her home port of Faslane, Scotland for the first time following the journey from Barrow-in-Furness shipyard. The Astute submarine ...

File usage

The following pages on the English XIV use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Camera manufacturerNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D3
AuthorAndrew Linnett
Exposure time1/5,000 sec (0.0002)
F-numberf/5.6
ISO speed rating500
Date and time of data generation00:00, 20 November 2009
Lens focal length360 mm
HeadlineHMS Astute Arrives at Faslane for the First Time
Credit/ProviderCrown Copyright
SourceMoD
Short title
  • DES-2009-333-0216
Copyright holder
  • Crown Copyright
Image title
  • Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute sails up the Clyde estuary into her home port of Faslane, Scotland for the first time following the journey from Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.The Astute submarine has the latest stealth technology, a world-beating sonar system and is armed with 38 torpedoes and missiles - more than any previous Royal Navy submarine. She will be able to circumnavigate the globe while submerged, and advanced nuclear technology means that she will never need to be refuelled.Astute will be followed in due course by her sister submarines Ambush, Artful and Audacious. These four comprise the first of the expected seven submarines in the Astute Class. The Astute class will carry the potent Spearfish Heavyweight torpedo which can destroy submarines or surface ships, and Tomahawk cruise missiles that can hit inland targets with pinpoint accuracy. The boats will have 50 per cent more firepower than the existing Trafalgar class submarines they will succeed in service.
City shownFaslane
OrientationNormal
Horizontal resolution72 dpi
Vertical resolution72 dpi
Software usedAdobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
File change date and time11:35, 20 November 2009
Exposure ProgramManual
Exif version2.21
Date and time of digitizing10:47, 20 November 2009
Shutter speed12.287712
APEX aperture4.970854
Exposure bias−0.66666666666667
Maximum land aperture5 APEX (f/5.66)
Metering modePattern
Light sourceUnknown
FlashFlash did not fire
DateTime subseconds58
DateTimeOriginal subseconds58
DateTimeDigitized subseconds58
Color space2
Sensing methodOne-chip color area sensor
File sourceDigital still camera
Scene typeA directly photographed image
Custom image processingNormal process
Exposure modeManual exposure
White balanceAuto white balance
Digital zoom ratio1
Focal length in 35 mm film360 mm
Scene capture typeStandard
Scene controlLow gain up
ContrastNormal
SaturationNormal
SharpnessNormal
Subject distance rangeUnknown
Image width3,000 px
Image height2,000 px
Date metadata was last modified18:35, 27 July 2010
CategoryMOD
Special instructionsMandatory Credit: All use and/or reproductions shall be acknowledged thus: Photo: Photographers name/MOD (eg Photo: Cpl Joe Blogs/MoD).
Supplemental categories
  • Equipment
  • Submarines
  • Fleet
  • Astute Class
Keywords
  • Ship Submersible Guided Nuclear
  • Nuclear
  • Submarine
  • Equipment
  • Royal Navy
  • Clyde
  • SSGN
  • Astute Class
  • HMS Astute
Country shownScotland
Code for country shownFRE
IIM version2
Fixture nameFree

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.