Vanguard-class submarine
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The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. 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. All four boats are based at HM Naval Base Clyde , 40 km (25 mi) west of Glasgow, Scotland.
1993
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Vanguard class; Vanguard class nuclear-powered submarine
length 149.9 metre, draft 12 metre, beam 12.8 metre, UGM-133 Trident II, 4 Spearfish torpedo,
Trident, Royal Navy, Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering,
HMS Vanguard, HMS Vengeance, HMS Victorious, HMS Vigilant, Trident nuclear programme,
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | RN Subs page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | 1993 | HMS Vanguard | Vanguard-class submarine, ballistic missile submarine | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1995 | HMS Victorious | Vanguard-class submarine, ballistic missile submarine | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1996 | HMS Vigilant | Vanguard-class submarine, ballistic missile submarine | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 2001 | HMS Vengeance | Vanguard-class submarine, ballistic missile submarine | Wikidata |
| commons | image | MOD Police Escort Trident submarine Leaving Faslane MOD 45144050 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Submarine and escort | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Trident boat | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Submarine and escort passing Ardhallow | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vanguard-class submarine off Cove Point on Clyde | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) and a Royal Navy Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 23 November 2022 (221123-N-N0736-001) | Commons | ||








