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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Submarine
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Trident_II_missiles
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Ltd.
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1993
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment
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Satellite communications
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gptkbp:crew
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Continuous training programs
135 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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Not decommissioned
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gptkbp:displacement
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15,900 tons
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gptkbp:endurance
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90 days
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gptkbp:energyEfficiency
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PWR2
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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Minimized through nuclear propulsion
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gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
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gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._McGowan
Captain_John_W._W._McGowan_(as_of_2023)
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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1994
2022
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gptkbp:firstHeld
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2019
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gptkbp:futurePlans
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Continued service into the 2030s.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Part_of_UK's_nuclear_deterrent_strategy
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gptkbp:homePort
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Faslane Naval Base
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMS Vigilant (S179)
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gptkbp:internationalExercises
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Participated_in_joint_exercises_with_US_Navy
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1991-04-03
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gptkbp:launched
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1991
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gptkbp:launchSite
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Vertical launch system
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gptkbp:length
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150 meters
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gptkbp:maintenance
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Regular maintenance cycles
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gptkbp:maxSpeed
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25 knots
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gptkbp:mediaAppearances
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Featured in documentaries about submarines
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gptkbp:nickname
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Vigilant
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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North_Atlantic
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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Participated_in_various_NATO_exercises
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Fully operational
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Nuclear
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gptkbp:publicAccess
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Occasional open days for public tours
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gptkbp:radar
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Type 1007
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gptkbp:safetyFeatures
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No major incidents reported
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Strategic deterrence
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gptkbp:security
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Anechoic tiles
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
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gptkbp:sonar
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Type 2076
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gptkbp:status
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Active
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Anti-submarine warfare
Submarine_Command_Course
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gptkbp:torpedoSystem
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Spearfish torpedoes
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gptkbp:type
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Vanguard-class submarine
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