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Dreadnoughts will displace over 17,000 tons, more than 500ft long and with a crew of around 130 each – making them slightly larger than the current Vanguard-class
More than £8bn is being pumped into the Royal Navy’s next-generation nuclear deterrent submarines in the latest investment in the Dreadnought program. The cash – the fourth phase of production of the biggest submarine construction project in a generation – will carry the program through to key milestones early next decade:
1. Completion of HMS Dreadnought’s sea trials and entry into service
2. Completion of the second boat, HMS Valiant, through to her beginning sea trials
