Dreadnought Class SSBN

Vepr157 said:
Like I said, she was basically just a pile of steel when the decision to reorder happened. The term "keel-laying" for modern submarines is essentially ceremonial in that there is no actual keel to speak of. The original Scorpion was laid down on 1 November 1957 and she was reordered as an SSGN(FBM) on 31 December 1957. To give you an idea of the pace of construction, this is a photo of the Scamp about six months after she was laid down:

https://navsource.org/archives/08/588/0858802.jpg
Unless a hull cylinder was already constructed between frames 37 and 42, there will have been no cutting.
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That link is dead - Navsource has moved their site to a .net address instead of the old .org address.

http://www.navsource.net/archives/08/08588.htm
 

New BAE Systems Defence Contract Boosts UK Nuclear Deterrent Submarine Fleet​

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-new...-boosts-uk-nuclear-deterrent-submarine-fleet/
The UK Government has awarded a new £5.9bn contract to BAE Systems funding critical work to progress the nation’s Dreadnought Class nuclear deterrent submarines towards entry into service.
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Work on first of class, Dreadnought, continues apace at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, ready for delivery to the Royal Navy in the early 2030s.
The contract also covers continued progress on the build of boat two, Valiant, and fabrication and outfitting of the remaining two boats, Warspite and King George VI, which are in the early stages of construction.
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