Difference between revisions of "Trafalgar-class submarine"
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 6 December 2006
Trafalgar-class submarine | |
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Class Overview | |
Class type: | Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Class name: | Trafalgar |
Preceded by: | Waterloo-class |
Succeeded by: | N/A |
Operated by: | British Londinium |
General Characteristics | |
Mass: | 7,800 tons |
Length: | 97 m |
Beam: | 11.3 m |
Draught: | 10 m |
Complement: | 98 officers and men |
Powerplant: | Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor (with full submarine life core), MAN (Paxman) 1900 kilowatt diesel generator |
Weapons: | six 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 38 Spearfish torpedoes, UGM-84 Harpoon and Tomahawk Block III cruise missiles, naval mines |
Speed: | 30 knots maximum |
Depth: | 700 feet maximum |
Sensors: |
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Armor: | 5 inch titanium-composite armour |