HMS Vanguard (S28)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition £1.2 billion
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Trident_II_missiles
gptkbp:beam 12.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Vanguard-class
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:commissioned 1993
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1993-08-14
gptkbp:crew 5 years
135 personnel
Royal_Navy_training_program
gptkbp:decommissioned Not decommissioned
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:design gptkb:UK
gptkbp:displacement 16,000 tons
15,900 tons
gptkbp:draft 12.5 meters
gptkbp:endurance 90 days
gptkbp:energyEfficiency PWR2
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1994
2023
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._McGowan
gptkbp:firstHeld 2019
2024
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Vanguard (S28)
gptkbp:internationalCooperation gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:launched 1992
gptkbp:length 150 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 150.0 meters
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
gptkbp:maxSpeed 25 knots
gptkbp:missileSystem 16
gptkbp:navalFleet 4 submarines
gptkbp:notableEvent First patrol in 1994
gptkbp:operationalHistory Multiple patrols since commissioning
gptkbp:operationalRange Unlimited
gptkbp:operationalStatus In service
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Nuclear
gptkbp:safetyFeatures High safety standards
gptkbp:secondaryRole Intelligence gathering
Strategic deterrence
gptkbp:services 1993
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Victorious_(S29)
gptkb:HMS_Vigilant_(S30)
gptkb:HMS_Vengeance_(S31)
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:strategicGoals Nuclear_deterrent_for_UK
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4