In a deeply embarrassing incident for the British Royal Navy, the HMS Astute, a new $1.3 billion nuclear-powered attack submarine, ran aground off the coast of Scotland in 2010. -The state-of-the-art ...

The Queen has been given an engraved cling film holder as a birthday present on a visit to Devonport naval base, marking an inside joke between her and the crew of the nuclear sub HMS Astute.