HMS Vengeance (S198)

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition 1960
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Trident_II_missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Vanguard-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1968
gptkbp:complement 135 crew members
gptkbp:crew Submarine_warfare_tactics
gptkbp:crewCapacity 135 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1999
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:design Nuclear submarine design
gptkbp:displacement 15,900 tons
gptkbp:engineType Nuclear reactor
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1999
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._H._Houghton
gptkb:Captain_David_A._W._H._Houghton
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1999
gptkbp:firstHeld 2015
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo Faslane Naval Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Vengeance (S198)
gptkbp:launched 1964
gptkbp:launchSite Vertical launch system
gptkbp:length 150 meters
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
gptkbp:missileSystem Trident II
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:operationalHistory Cold_War_and_post-Cold_War
gptkbp:operationalRange Unlimited (nuclear powered)
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Royal_Navy
Active
Global
gptkbp:previousName HMS_Vengeance_(S198)_(original)
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic deterrence
gptkbp:productionYears 1968-1999
gptkbp:propulsion Nuclear
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought_(S101)
gptkbp:retirementYear 1999
gptkbp:secondaryMission Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:security Low acoustic signature
gptkbp:services 1960
1992
gptkbp:significantEvent First patrol in 1969
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Victorious_(S29)
gptkb:HMS_Renown_(S26)
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard_(S28)
gptkb:HMS_Vigilant_(S30)
gptkbp:speed 25 knots
gptkbp:status In service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought_(S101)
gptkbp:supportRole Nuclear deterrence
Sonar_and_combat_management_system
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment Advanced sonar systems
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Spearfish torpedoes