HMS Ambush (S120) Royal Navy Submarine Tea Coffee Mug Gift

HMS Ambush (S120) is the second boat of the Royal Navy's Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarines, commissioned in 2013 after being built by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness. Designed as a highly advanced hunter-killer submarine, she features a reactor that requires no refuelling during her 25-year service life, enabling near-unlimited underwater endurance limited only by food supplies for her crew of around 98. Armed with up to 38 Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk land-attack missiles launched from six torpedo tubes, Ambush is equipped for anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, and precision strikes. Notable incidents include a 2016 collision with a merchant vessel off Gibraltar that damaged her sail but left the nuclear section intact. As of early 2026, she remains in service but at very low readiness, undergoing prolonged maintenance at HMNB Clyde after last deploying in 2022, with parts reportedly cannibalised to support other Astute-class boats amid fleet availability challenges.