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An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called "multi-purpose submarines".

Royal Navy investigates after official documents 'found in Wetherspoons'

Apr 24,2020 12:21 am

By Malu CursinoBBC News

The Royal Navy says it is investigating after documents marked " official sensitive" were reportedly found in a Wetherspoons pub Toilet .

The files carried details about Hms Anson - One of The navy's most advanced vessels.

The Paper says The files were left in The Furness Railway pub in Barrow-in-Furness, with a source saying they were found on The floor of a Toilet cubicle.

The navy said they were " generic" papers with no Classified Information .

In a statement, The Royal Navy spokesman: " These are generic training documents that carry no Classified Information .

" However, we take all security matters extremely seriously and will investigate The circumstances of their discovery. "

The Bbc has not seen The documents.

Hms Anson is a nuclear-powered Attack Submarine , which was built at The Bae Systems ' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, very close to The pub where materials were found.

The 97m-long (318ft), 7,800 tonnes, nuclear-powered vessel is The fifth of The new Astute-class attack submarines to join The Navy fleet.

According to The Ministry of Defence, Astute-class submarines are " The largest, most advanced and " most powerful" attack submarines ever operated by The Navy - and Anson is capable of circumnavigating The globe without resurfacing.

The hunter-killer vessel is is now at His Majesty's Naval Base in Clyde, Scotland.

A source told The Sun that The files were discovered on The floor of a cubicle on what was " quite a lively night".

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