The first of Britain's new Trident submarines, being built in Barrow, will be called HMS Dreadnought.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has revealed that the Queen has approved the name for the sub. It will become the latest in a long line of British vessels to bear the name.

According to the Ministry of Defence, nine Navy vessels have been named Dreadnought previously, from one that sailed with Sir Francis Drake to battle the Spanish Armada in 1588 to Britain's first nuclear-powered submarine, launched 56 years ago.

The new submarines that follow, in the same class, will be considered to be Dreadnought-class - as is the naval tradition.