HMS Agamemnon (S124)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Agamemnon
Namesake	Agamemnon
Ordered	March 2010
Builder	BAE Systems Submarine Solutions
Cost	£1.533 billion (budget)
Laid down	18 July 2013
Launched	3 October 2024
Christened	22 April 2024
Commissioned	22 September 2025
Identification	Pennant number: S124
Status	Pre-sea trial testing
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General characteristics
Class & type	Astute-class fleet submarine
Displacement	Surfaced: 7,000 to 7,400 t (6,900 to 7,300 long tons); Submerged: 7,400 to 7,800 t (7,700 long tons);
Length	97 m (318 ft 3 in)
Beam	11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	Rolls-Royce PWR 2 reactor, MTU 600 kW (800 hp) diesel generators
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), submerged
Range	Unlimited
Endurance	90 days
Test depth	Over 300 m (980 ft)
Complement	98 (capacity for 109)
Sensors &; processing systems	Thales Sonar 2076; Atlas DESO 25 echosounder; 2 × Thales CM010 optronic masts; Raytheon Successor IFF;
Armament	6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 38 weapons:; Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles; Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes;

HMS Agamemnon is the sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Royal Navy. She is the sixth vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name, after the legendary Greek king Agamemnon.