Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Vanguard class submarine
The Royal Navy's Vanguard class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), each armed with 16 Trident SLBMs, includes four boats: Vanguard (S28), Victorious (S29) , Vigilant (S30) , and Vengeance (S31) , all built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.
General characteristics
- Displacement: 15,900 tons submerged
- Length: 149.9 meters
- Beam: 12.8 meters
- Draught: 12 meters
- Complement: 14 officers, 121 ratings
- Propulsion: PWR2 reactor
- Armament:
- 16 missile tubes capable of firing Trident D5 missiles
- four torpedo tubes capable of firing Spearfish torpedoes
- Sensors:
- sonar (bow, flank, active intercept, and towed arrays)
- periscopes: (attack and search)
- collision avoidance radar
External links
03-10-2013 05:06:04
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details