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Vanguard-class submarine

SubmarineUnited KingdomIn service since 1993
Vanguard-class submarine
Photo: CPOA(Phot) Tam McDonald · OGL v1.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Submarine
Shipyards
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness
Construction began
1986
First commissioned
1993
Status
In service
Ships completed
4
Ships in service
4
Crew
135

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
15,900 t
Length
149.90 m
Beam
12.80 m
Draught
12.00 m
Performance
Maximum speed
25 kn (46 km/h)
Power
20,507 kW
Armament
Armament
4 × 533 mm Spearfish torpedo16 × Lockheed Corporation

Operators

United Kingdom

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Vanguard-class submarine, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.