Vanguard-class submarines
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| Vanguard-class submarine | |
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| Class Overview | |
| Class type: | SSBN |
| Class name: | Vanguard |
| Preceded by: | Resolution-class |
| Succeeded by: | N/A |
| Operated by: | British Londinium |
| Number in Operation: | 50 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Mass: | 15,680 tons |
| Length: | 150 m |
| Beam: | 12. 8 m |
| Draught: | 12 m |
| Complement: | 135 officers and men |
| Powerplant: | 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor, 2 × GEC turbines, 1 × shaft pump jet 27,500 hp (20.5 MW), 2 × auxiliary retractable propulsion motors, 2 × W H Allen turbo generators 6 MW 2 × Paxman diesel alternators, 2 × 2,700 hp (20.5 MW) |
| Weapons: | 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 17 × ballistic missile tubes, Spearfish torpedoes, 17 × Lockheed Trident D5 SLBMs carrying up to 192 warheads |
| Speed: | 27 knots maximum |
| Depth: | 740 feet maximum |
| Sensors: | BAE Systems SCMS
Thales Underwater Systems Type 2054 composite sonar suite comprising: Type 2046 towed array sonar Type 2043 hull-mounted active and passive search sonar Type 2082 passive intercept and ranging sonar 1 × Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I band navigation radar 1 × Pilkington Optronics CK51 search periscope 1 × Pilkington Optronics CH91 attack periscope |
| Armor: | 6 inch titanium-composite armour |
