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According to the MOD the problems were not nuclear related. [6] In 2012, Vengeance started a 40-month refit at HMNB Devonport near Plymouth [7] which refueled her reactor and renewed her machinery and electronics. During that period her sister ship Vigilant took her place in the patrol rotations. [8]
The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. [2] The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises four vessels: Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant and Vengeance, built between 1986 and 1999 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, now owned by BAE Systems. [3]
Vigilant arrived at Devonport on 11 October 2008 for a major refit. [3] Vigilant returned to the fleet on 27 March 2012 after her £300m refit. [4] [5] In 2013, she test fired her main weapon, a firing of the Trident D5 after three years. [6] Vigilant returned from a patrol on 23 December 2016 before Christmas. [7]
USCGC Vigilant may refer to: USCGC Vigilant (WPC-154) , was commissioned in 1927 and decommissioned in 1966 USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) , is a Reliance -class cutter commissioned in 1964 and currently in service
USCGC Vigilant (WPC-154) was an Active-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard.She was 125-foot, steel-hulled, twin-screw, diesel-powered cutter primarily outfitted for Aids to Navigation work.
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant docked in Port Canaveral, Florida in 2008.. USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter.She is the twelfth cutter to bear the name Vigilant, dating back to 1790 when the original Vigilant was built for the United States Revenue-Marine.
In January 1946 Vigilant was part of the Londonderry Flotilla and in September 1946 went to the Mediterranean. Between 1947 and 1951 she was held in reserve at Portsmouth.