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The tenth HMS Vanguard (S28) of the British Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident-capable ballistic missile submarines. She 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. She is based at the Clyde Naval Base , Faslane, but in February 2002, Vanguard began a two-year refit at Devonport Naval Base .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, Mark 24 Mod 2 Tigerfish torpedoThe Mk24-2 Tigerfish torpedo is a heavy Acoustic homing torpedo used by the Royal Navy for several years. It is being replaced in service by the much more capable Spearfish torpedo. General Characteristics Speed: 64 kilometers per hour (35 knots) Range: 3es or Spearfish torpedoThe Spearfish torpedo is the heavy Acoustic homing torpedo used by the submarines of the Royal Navy. It provides both anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface ship warfare (ASuW) capability. The significantly higher speed of the Spearfish was intendees
See HMS VanguardAt least ten ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard meaning the forefront of an action or movement. The first Vanguard was a galleon launched in 1586, rebuilt twice, and broken up in 1630. The second Vanguard was a 56-gun second- for other ships of this name.
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