HMS Vanguard (S140)

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Trident_II_missiles
gptkbp:beam 12.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering
gptkbp:built Steel hull
gptkbp:class Vanguard-class
gptkbp:commandStructure Submarine_Service
gptkbp:commissioned 1993
gptkbp:crew 135 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned yet
gptkbp:design British_design
gptkbp:displacement 15,900 tons
gptkbp:draft 12.5 meters
gptkbp:endurance 90 days
gptkbp:energyEfficiency gptkb:Pressurized_Water_Reactor
gptkb:Trident_II_D5
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Minimal due to nuclear power
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._McGowan
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1994
gptkbp:firstHeld 2019
gptkbp:futurePlans Continued service until 2030s
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of the Vanguard class submarines.
gptkbp:homePort Faslane Naval Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Vanguard (S140)
gptkbp:internationalRelations Part_of_NATO_deterrence_strategy
gptkbp:launched 1992
gptkbp:launchSite Barrow-in-Furness
gptkbp:length 150 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 150 meters
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:Royal_Navy_dockyards
gptkbp:maxSpeed 25 knots
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries and news features
gptkbp:missileSystem 16
gptkbp:notableOperations Continuous at-sea deterrence patrols
gptkbp:operationalRange Unlimited
gptkbp:operationalStatus Global
Active duty
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Nuclear
gptkbp:publicPerception Strategic_asset_for_UK
gptkbp:safetyFeatures High safety standards
gptkbp:secondaryRole Intelligence gathering
Strategic deterrence
gptkbp:serviceStartDate 1993
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Vigilant
gptkb:HMS_Victorious
HMS Vengeance
gptkbp:speed 25 knots
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:supportRole Nuclear deterrence
Crew training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4
Spearfish torpedoes