Royal Navy Unveils Successor Class SSBN Design

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled the first image of the Royal Navy's planned new class of nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), alongside the announcement on 16 December of procurement contracts for the first long lead items for the vessels.

Based on the image released, the Successor class will include several innovations in hull-form and control from previous UK submarine designs. Notable design features include an X-stern rudder arrangement, a bowplane located below the waterline (when surfaced), and a fiercely raked sail design.

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