UK's nuclear submarines

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear submarine fleet
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Trident_II_D5_missile
gptkb:Spearfish_torpedo
Tomahawk cruise missile
gptkbp:attackRole anti-ship
land-attack
anti-submarine
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:BAE_Systems_Submarines
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Submarine_Service
gptkbp:commissioned 1960s
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew approximately 130 (Vanguard-class)
approximately 98 (Astute-class)
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Trident_renewal
gptkbp:decommissionedClass gptkb:marine
gptkb:Valiant-class_submarine
Churchill-class submarine
gptkbp:deployedSince 1960s
gptkbp:deterrentPatrols gptkb:Continuous_At_Sea_Deterrent_(CASD)
gptkbp:firstNuclearSubmarine gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought_(1963)
gptkbp:futureClass gptkb:marine
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Faslane,_Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UK's nuclear submarines
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:marine
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Silent_Service
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Ambush
gptkb:HMS_Artful
gptkb:HMS_Astute
gptkb:HMS_Vengeance
gptkb:HMS_Audacious
gptkb:HMS_Anson
gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Victorious
gptkb:HMS_Vigilant
gptkb:HMS_Agincourt
gptkbp:nuclearPropulsion yes
gptkbp:nuclearWeaponsPolicy minimum credible deterrent
gptkbp:numberOfActiveSubmarines 10 (approximate, as of 2024)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:Pressurised_Water_Reactor
gptkbp:role gptkb:marine
nuclear deterrent
gptkbp:strategicMissile gptkb:Trident_II_D5
gptkbp:strategicRole nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:successor gptkb:marine
gptkbp:treatyObligation gptkb:Non-Proliferation_Treaty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Faslane
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6