Resolution-class submarines

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Resolution-class submarines were the Royal Navy’s first ballistic missile submarines, forming the backbone of the United Kingdom’s sea-based nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.

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instanceOf Royal Navy submarine class
ballistic missile submarine class
allianceContext NATO
armamentType submarine-launched ballistic missile
constructionPeriod 1960s
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewType Royal Navy Submarine Service
surface form: Royal Navy submariners
decommissionedBy 1990s
deploymentMode long-duration submerged patrols
designedFor North Atlantic patrols
designedToCounter Soviet Union
deterrentRoleEnd 1990s
deterrentRoleStart late 1960s
enteredServicePeriod late 1960s
flagState United Kingdom
fullyOperationalBy early 1970s
memberOfClass HMS Renown
HMS Repulse
HMS Resolution
HMS Revenge
missileOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
missileSystem Polaris A3T (UK-modified)
navalService Royal Navy Submarine Service
nuclearPropulsion true
numberBuilt 4
operator Royal Navy
partOf Nuclear history of the United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom nuclear weapons programme
precededBy none (first Royal Navy ballistic missile submarines)
primaryArmament 16 Polaris missile tubes
Polaris missile system
surface form: Polaris A3 ballistic missile
propulsion nuclear reactor
role strategic deterrent
secondaryArmament torpedo tubes
serviceBranch Royal Navy
status retired
strategicConcept continuous at-sea deterrence
strategicImportance backbone of UK sea-based nuclear deterrent
strategicSystem Tube Alloys programme
surface form: UK Polaris programme
submarineType nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
succeededBy Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines
surface form: Vanguard-class submarines
usedDuring Cold War
usedFor sea-based nuclear deterrent

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Royal Navy Submarine Service historicalEquipment Resolution-class submarines
HMS Vanguard successorTo Resolution-class submarines