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VANGUARD Class Submarine
The HMS
Vanguard of the Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class
of Trident ballistic missile-armed submarines. The
Vanguard class is the largest submarine type ever
constructed in the United Kingdom. The large hull was to
accommodate 16 Trident II D5 ballistic missiles.
All four
of the boats, HMS Vanguard, HMS Victorious, HMS Vigilant,
and HMS Vengeance, were built by Vickers Shipbuilding
and Engineering Limited (now BAE Systems Marine.)
The class
is cloaked in tight secrecy. Despite the ending of the
Cold War and the downgrading of its strategic mission,
details on Vanguard weapon systems and patrols are still
highly classified.
The
Vanguard class missile suite contains 16 tubes and is
based on the 24-tube design which the US Navy deploys on
its Ohio class boats. The Trident II D5 missiles are
built by Lockheed Martin in the US. British missiles are
not limited by nuclear arms reduction agreements and can
carry up to 12 warheads per missile. Each Vanguard-class
submarine can carry a maximum of 192 nuclear warheads. A
single Vanguard-class boat is on deterrence patrol at
any one time. A reserve boat is also ready to be
deployed anytime.
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class of nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)
is a completely new design. The Vanguard features
several other new systems. These include a Rolls-Royce
nuclear pressurized water reactor propulsion system, a
new tactical weapons fit including Tigerfish and
Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes for short and medium
defense. The Spearfish have a range of up to 65 km and
are significantly faster than Tigerfish. The submarine
also features a greatly improved Electronic Counter
Measures (ECM) suite, and state-of-the-art attack and
search periscopes. These are fitted with a TV camera and
thermal imager as well as the traditional optical
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This primarily wood Vanguard class submarine model is
30.5" long x 9" tall x 4.5" wide (1/200 scale)
$2,390
 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
This model
is in stock and can be shipped within five business
days.
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Learn more about the
Vanguard class submarine here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard-class_submarine
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