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The eleventh HMS Vanguard of the Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident ballistic missile-armed submarines. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The submarine is based at Faslane, HMNB Clyde , Argyll , Scotland.
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]
Nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard arrives back at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, Scotland following a patrol. A Triomphant-class submarine (here, Vigilant). The submarines HMS Vanguard of the Royal Navy and Le Triomphant of the French Navy collided in the Atlantic Ocean in the night between 3–4 February 2009.
“HMS Vanguard and her crew have been proven fully capable of operating the UK’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent, passing all tests during a recent demonstration and shakedown operation (DASO) - a ...
HMS Vanguard (S28) Vanguard class Royal Navy: 3 September 1986: 4 March 1992: Active in service as of 2010: HMS Vengeance (S31) Vanguard class Royal Navy: 9 September 1998: 27 November 1999: Active in service as of 2010: HMS Venturer / HNoMS Utstein: V class Royal Navy / Royal Norwegian Navy: 25 August 1942: 4 May 1943: Scrapped in Sweden in 1964
Vanguard class: HMS Vanguard: S28: 1993: 15,900 tonnes: Ballistic missile submarine: Clyde [12] HMS Victorious: S29: 1995 [13] HMS Vigilant: S30: 1996 [14] HMS Vengeance: S31: 1999 [15] Fleet Class Boat Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Astute class: HMS Astute: S119: 2010: 7,400 tonnes: Fleet submarine: Clyde [16] HMS ...
HMS Vanguard (S28) HMS Vengeance (S31) HMS Victorious (S29) HMS Vigilant (S30) This page was last edited on 1 October 2019, at 19:50 (UTC). Text is available ...
Vanguard class (SSBN) HMS Vanguard, S28 (SSBN) HMS Vengeance, S31 (SSBN) K-157 Vepr; Victor class; HMS Victorious, S29 (SSBN) HMS Vigilant, S30 (SSBN)