Vanguard class

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vanguard_class
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Spearfish_torpedoes
gptkb:Trident_II_D5_missiles
gptkbp:beam 12.8 m
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Barrow-in-Furness
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement 135
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Ltd
gptkbp:displacement 15,900 tonnes submerged
gptkbp:draught 12 m
gptkbp:enteredService 1993
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vanguard class
gptkbp:length 149.9 m
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 25+ knots submerged
gptkbp:namedVessels gptkb:HMS_Vengeance
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Victorious
gptkb:HMS_Vigilant
gptkbp:notableFeature first UK submarines to carry Trident missiles
gptkbp:numberBuilt 4
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy Resolution class
gptkbp:primaryMission nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:range effectively unlimited (nuclear powered)
gptkbp:role gptkb:marine
gptkbp:status in service (as of 2024)
gptkbp:successor Dreadnought class
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vanguard-class
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6