| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Resolution |
| Ordered | May 1963 |
| Builder | Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | 26 February 1964 |
| Launched | 15 September 1966 |
| Commissioned | 2 October 1967 |
| Decommissioned | 22 October 1994 |
| Badge | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Ships_crest_of_HMS_Resolution_(S22).jpg) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement | surfaced 7,500 tons; submerged 8,400 tons. |
| Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR.1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500 shp (20,500 kW); Propeller. |
| Speed |
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| Range | Unlimited except by food supplies |
| Complement | 143 (two crews) |
HMS Resolution (S22) was the first of the Royal Navy's Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines.[1] She operated from 1968 until 1994 providing the UK Polaris at sea nuclear deterrent.[1]
- ^ a b David Ross; Chris Bishop (15 October 2016). Submarines: WWI to the Present. Book Sales. pp. 322–. ISBN 978-0-7858-3446-5.