HMS Valiant
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HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy submarine
ⓘ
Valiant-class submarine ⓘ nuclear-powered fleet submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
Mark 23 torpedoes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark 8 torpedoes ⓘ Tigerfish torpedoes NERFINISHED ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 9.8 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Barrow-in-Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Cold War submarines of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| classPrecededBy | Dreadnought class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classSucceededBy | Churchill class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1966-07-18 ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 116 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1994-08-12 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 4900 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 4000 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| era | 20th century warship ⓘ |
| fate | awaiting dismantling ⓘ |
| homePort |
HMNB Devonport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMNB Faslane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | S102 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1959-01-21 ⓘ |
| launched | 1963-12-03 ⓘ |
| length | 86.9 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | HMS Valiant (1914 battleship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first fully British-designed nuclear-powered submarine class lead ship ⓘ |
| nuclearPowered | true ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Valiant class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | pressurised-water reactor ⓘ |
| propulsion |
1 × pressurised-water reactor
ⓘ
2 × shafts ⓘ 2 × steam turbines ⓘ nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Submarine Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | attack submarine ⓘ |
| speedSubmerged | >28 knots ⓘ |
| speedSurfaced | 20 knots ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| submarineClassLeadShip | true ⓘ |
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