HMS Vanguard (S28)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Ordered: | 30 May 1986 |
| Laid down: | 3 September 1986 |
| Launched: | 4 March 1992 |
| Commissioned: | 14 August 1993 |
| Status: | active in service |
| Homeport: | HMNB Clyde |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Dived: 15,680 tons |
| Length: | 149.9 m |
| Beam: | 12.8 m |
| Draught: | 12 m |
| Propulsion: | 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) |
| Speed: | Dived: 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited |
| Complement: | 14 officers 121 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 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 |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | Thales UPM intercept ESM 2 × Mk10 launchers for launching Type 2066 and Type 2071 decoys |
| Armament: | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 16 × ballistic missile tubes Spearfish torpedoes 16 × Lockheed Trident D5 SLBMs carrying up to 192 warheads |
The tenth HMS Vanguard (S28) of the British Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident ballistic missile-capable submarines and is based at HMNB Clyde, Faslane,
Vanguard was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (now BAE Systems Marine), was launched on March 4, 1992, and commissioned on August 14, 1993.
The submarine's first captain was Captain David Russell.
In February 2002, Vanguard began a two-year refit at HMNB Devonport. The refit was completed in June 2004 and in October 2005 Vanguard completed her return to service trials (Demonstration and Shakedown Operations) with the firing of an unarmed Trident missile.
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 16,000 tons submerged
- Propulsion: Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor, two GEC turbines, single shaft, pump jet propulsor
- Electrical Power: two Paxman diesel generators, two WH Allen turbogenerators
- Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
- Complement: 14 officers, 121 men
- Strategic Armament: 16 Lockheed Trident II D5 ballistic missiles
- Defensive Armament: four 533 mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes, Spearfish torpedoes
See HMS Vanguard for other ships of this name.
| Vanguard-class submarine |
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Vanguard | Victorious | Vigilant | Vengeance |
| List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy |
