Vanguard-class submarines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:missile
gptkb:16
gptkb:Trident_II_missiles
Trident II (D5) ballistic missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:BAE_Systems
gptkbp:class gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:HMS_Vigilant
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1993
gptkb:1994
gptkbp:controls gptkb:combat_system
gptkbp:crew 135 personnel
Royal Navy training facilities
gptkbp:decommissioned planned for 2030s
gptkbp:defense gptkb:national_security
gptkbp:deployment global
gptkbp:depth 300 meters
gptkbp:design_date 1970s to 1980s
gptkbp:design_feature double hull
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Ltd.
gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Ltd
gptkbp:displacement 15,900 tons
gptkbp:environmental_impact low
gptkbp:fighting_style strategic strike
S1850 M radar
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vanguard-class submarines
gptkbp:international_relations gptkb:Trident_II_D5
gptkbp:is_monitored_by advanced sonar systems
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1986
gptkbp:launch_platform vertical launch system
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1986
gptkbp:length 150 meters
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:Faslane_Naval_Base
gptkbp:max_speed 25 knots
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:4
Spearfish torpedoes
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:4
gptkbp:operational_range unlimited
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:United_Kingdom
shore facilities
gptkbp:primary_role strategic deterrence
gptkbp:propulsion nuclear
gptkbp:refit_cycle every 5 years
gptkbp:sensor gptkb:Sonar_2076
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:signature very low
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Resolution-class_submarines
gptkbp:sonar advanced sonar systems
gptkbp:speed 25 knots
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:stealth_features very low noise signature
very low noise levels
gptkbp:strategic_importance high
nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dreadnought-class_submarines
gptkbp:survivability high
gptkbp:turbine_type gptkb:Pressurized_Water_Reactor_(PWR)
PWR2
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Royal_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4