Trafalgar-class submarine

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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:
  • Thales Underwater Systems Sonar 2076
  • Atlas Hydrographic DESO 25 depth-finding echosounder
  • Two Thales Optronics CM010 periscopes
  • Raytheon Systems Ltd Successor IFF system
Armor: 5 inch titanium-composite armour