Submarines /

Able to circumnavigate the globe without surfacing and as long as a football pitch, the nuclear engine that powers Britain's brand new class of submarines will never need refuelling for its 25 year lifetime, and is hand built by the people of BAE Systems. This episode shows how the 'first...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Fletcher, Gerard (Narrator), Fletcher, Tina (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2010.
Series:	Engineering case studies online Voyages of construction
Subjects:	Nuclear submarines > Great Britain. Submarines (Ships) > Great Britain. Sous-marins nucléaires > Grande-Bretagne. Sous-marins > Grande-Bretagne. Nuclear submarines. Submarines (Ships) Great Britain. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Able to circumnavigate the globe without surfacing and as long as a football pitch, the nuclear engine that powers Britain's brand new class of submarines will never need refuelling for its 25 year lifetime, and is hand built by the people of BAE Systems. This episode shows how the 'first of class' Astute submarine was built and tested and follows her as she prepares to sail into the open sea for the first time.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 24, 2013).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (52 min.).
Playing Time:	00:51:32