Vanguard class
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The Vanguard class is a series of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines that form the seaborne leg of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | class of ballistic missile submarines ⓘ |
| armament |
Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| base | Faslane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 12.8 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
Barrow-in-Furness shipyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 1980s to late 1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 135
ⓘ
approximately 160 including officers ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Trident missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 15900 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | approximately 14900 tonnes ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 12 metres ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUnitCommissioned | HMS Vanguard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
HMS Vanguard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Vengeance NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Victorious NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Vigilant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | HMNB Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullConfiguration | single-hull submarine ⓘ |
| length | approximately 149.9 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSubmergedSpeed | over 25 knots ⓘ |
| missileTubes | 16 ⓘ |
| nuclearDeterrentPolicy | Continuous At-Sea Deterrent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponsPlatformFor | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsBuilt | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| plannedReplacement | Dreadnought-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Resolution-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | nuclear deterrence patrols ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
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single pump-jet propulsor ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| reactorType | Pressurised water reactor ⓘ |
| role |
seaborne leg of the United Kingdom nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | conventional torpedo attack capability ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1993 ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service as of early 2020s ⓘ |
| strategicWeaponSystem | Trident II D5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submarineType | nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine ⓘ |
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