HMS Vanguard (S28)

HMS Vanguard at Faslane
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vanguard
Ordered30 May 1986
BuilderVickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down3 September 1986
Launched4 March 1992
Sponsored byDiana, Princess of Wales
Commissioned14 August 1993
HomeportHMNB Clyde, Argyll, Scotland
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeVanguard-class submarine
Displacement15,900 tonnes, submerged
Length149.9 m (491 ft 10 in)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draught12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
SpeedIn excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), submerged
RangeOnly limited by food and maintenance requirements.
Complement135
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Two SSE Mk10 launchers for Type 2066 and Type 2071 torpedo decoys
  • RESM Racal UAP passive intercept
Armament

The eleventh HMS Vanguard of the Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident ballistic missile-armed submarines.[1][2] The submarine is based at Faslane, HMNB Clyde, Argyll, Scotland.

Vanguard was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, later BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, was launched on 4 March 1992, and commissioned on 14 August 1993 in the presence of Diana, Princess of Wales.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Vanguard class submarine". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Limited. p. 794. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
  3. ^ "HMS VANGUARD NAMING CEREMONY WITH HRH DIANA THE PRINCESS OF WALES, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, 30 APRIL 1992 [Allocated Title]". Imperial War Museums. 30 April 1992. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ "HMS VANGUARD COMMISSIONING CEREMONY WITH HRH DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, 14 AUGUST 1993 [Allocated Title]". Imperial War Museums. 14 August 1993. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.