The Royal Navy's Vanguard class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) includes four boats: Vanguard (S28), Victorious (S29), Vigilant (S30), and Vengeance (S31), all built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.

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General Characteristics

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Vanguard Class Submarine
  • Displacement: 15,900 tons submerged
  • Length: 149.9 meters
  • Beam: 12.8 meters
  • Draught: 12 meters
  • Complement: 14 officers, 121 ratings
  • Propulsion: PWR2 reactor
  • Armament:
    • 16 missile tubes capable of firing Trident D5 missiles
    • four torpedo tubes capable of firing Spearfish torpedoes
  • Sensors:
    • sonar (bow, flank, active intercept, and towed arrays)
    • periscopes: (attack and search)
    • collision avoidance radar


Vanguard-class submarine

Vanguard | Victorious | Vigilant | Vengeance


List of submarines of the Royal Navy
List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy


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