HMS Vigilant (S30)

Returning from patrol April 2014
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vigilant
Laid down16 February 1991
Launched14 October 1995
Commissioned2 November 1996
HomeportHMNB Clyde
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

HMS Vigilant is the third Vanguard-class submarine of the Royal Navy.[1] Vigilant carries the Trident ballistic missile, the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.[2]

  1. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group Limited. p. 794. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
  2. ^ "Vanguard class submarine". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.