The King has welcomed the newest addition to the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered submarinesOn Monday, Charles visited the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to read the Commissioning Warrant at a formal ceremony to mark HMS Agamemnon entering operational service.Nicknamed "Awesome Aggie", the vessel - named after the commander of the mythical Ancient Greek forces in the Trojan War - weighs 7,400 tonnes and measures 97 metres in length, as long as four buses.

The King has welcomed the newest addition to the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered submarinesOn Monday, Charles visited the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to read the Commissioning Warrant at a formal ceremony to mark HMS Agamemnon entering operational service.Nicknamed "Awesome Aggie", the vessel - named after the commander of the mythical Ancient Greek forces in the Trojan War - weighs 7,400 tonnes and measures 97 metres in length, as long as four buses.