British submarine in duel with Kremlin’s ‘Black Hole’ hunter-killer | News | The Sunday Times
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HMS Astute, one of Britain’s six Astute-class submarines, based at Clyde naval base
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A British attack submarine has been locked in a “cat-and-mouse” pursuit by Russian submarines and warships, military sources revealed.
While Theresa May was deciding last week whether to launch strikes against Syria, a drama began beneath the surface of the eastern Mediterranean.
A Royal Navy submarine armed with cruise missiles is believed to have been hunted by at least one, and possibly two, Russian submarines dubbed “the Black Hole” by western naval experts because they are so quiet.