The Probert Encyclopaedia of Ships

ASTUTE

The Astute was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Astute was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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