HMS Vanguard

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Royal Navy submarine ballistic missile submarine nuclear-powered submarine ship

HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
HMS Vanguard canonical	4
HMS Vanguard (S28)	2
HMS Victorious	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy submarine ⓘ ballistic missile submarine ⓘ nuclear-powered submarine ⓘ ship ⓘ
allegiance	United Kingdom ⓘ
armament	Trident II D5 missile ⓘ surface form: Trident II D5 ballistic missiles torpedoes ⓘ
beam	approximately 12.8 metres ⓘ
branch	Royal Navy ⓘ
builder	BAE Systems Submarines ⓘ Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ surface form: Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
class	Vanguard class ⓘ
commissioned	1993 ⓘ
constructionSite	Barrow-in-Furness ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 135 ⓘ approximately 140 ⓘ
defenceSystem	countermeasure launchers ⓘ
displacement	approximately 16000 tonnes submerged ⓘ
draught	approximately 12 metres ⓘ
flag	White Ensign ⓘ
fleet	Royal Navy Submarine Service ⓘ
homeport	Faslane ⓘ HMNB Clyde ⓘ
hullMaterial	steel ⓘ
hullType	teardrop hull ⓘ
laidDown	1986 ⓘ
launched	1992 ⓘ
length	approximately 149.9 metres ⓘ
missionProfile	continuous at-sea deterrent patrols ⓘ
namedAfter	Vanguard ⓘ earlier Royal Navy ships named Vanguard ⓘ
natoDesignation	SSBN ⓘ
nuclearDeterrentRole	Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom strategic nuclear deterrent
nuclearWeaponsPlatform	Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf	Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom nuclear weapons programme Vanguard-class submarine ⓘ
powerPlant	pressurised water reactor ⓘ
primarySensor	sonar systems ⓘ
propulsion	nuclear reactor ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
role	ballistic missile submarine ⓘ strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
serviceEntry	early 1990s ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
submarineType	SSBN ⓘ
successorTo	Resolution-class submarines ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trident nuclear missile system → deliveryPlatform → HMS Vanguard ⓘ

this entity surface form: HMS Victorious

Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines → unit → HMS Vanguard ⓘ

subject surface form: Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine

Royal Navy battleships → lastOperationalExample → HMS Vanguard ⓘ

Vanguard-class submarine → hasPart → HMS Vanguard ⓘ

this entity surface form: HMS Vanguard (S28)

Vanguard-class submarine → firstUnitCommissioned → HMS Vanguard ⓘ

this entity surface form: HMS Vanguard (S28)

John Brown & Company → notableWork → HMS Vanguard ⓘ