HMS Vanguard (S170)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
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:class Vanguard-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1993
gptkbp:crew Every 5 years
135 personnel
Regular drills and exercises
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:displacement 15,900 tons
gptkbp:draft 12.5 meters
gptkbp:energyEfficiency PWR2
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Minimized
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._McGowan
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1994
gptkbp:firstHeld 2020
gptkbp:futurePlans Continued service until 2030
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First of the Vanguard class submarines.
gptkbp:homePort Faslane Naval Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Vanguard (S170)
gptkbp:internationalRelations Yes
gptkbp:launched 2000
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Devonport_Dockyard
gptkbp:length 150 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 150 meters
gptkbp:maintenance Faslane Naval Base
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries and news features
gptkbp:missileSystem 16
gptkbp:notableOperations Continuous at-sea deterrence
gptkbp:operationalRange 120 days
gptkbp:operationalStatus Active Duty
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Nuclear
gptkbp:publicAccess Open days and tours
gptkbp:range Unlimited
gptkbp:security Yes
gptkbp:serviceArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:services 1993
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Vigilant
gptkb:HMS_Victorious
HMS Vengeance
gptkbp:soundtrack Low
gptkbp:speed 25 knots
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:supportRole Strategic Deterrence
Command and Control System
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment Sonar 2076
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4
Spearfish torpedoes
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint NATO Exercises