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2. Vanguard-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. [2] The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises four vessels: Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant and Vengeance, built between 1986 and 1999 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, now owned by BAE Systems. [3]

3. HMS Vanguard (S28) - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Category:Vanguard-class submarines - Wikipedia

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   Vanguard-class submarine; 0–9. 10th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom) V. HMS Vanguard (S28) HMS Vengeance (S31) HMS Victorious (S29) ... Statistics; Cookie statement;

5. Royal Navy nuclear submarine ‘sinks to dangerous ... - AOL

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   The Vanguard is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme. Each sub costs around £3.75 billion, measuring nearly 500ft ...

6. Defense Spending Booms -- Underwater and in Britain - AOL

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   The contract covers support for the RN's current fleet of four Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, also known as SSBNs, each of which carries Trident II D5 missiles from ...

7. Trident (UK nuclear programme) - Wikipedia

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   The final decision on firing the missiles is the responsibility of the prime minister, who, upon taking office, writes four identical letters of last resort, one of which is locked in a safe on board each of the Vanguard-class submarines. If contact with the UK is lost, the commanding officer of a submarine has to follow the instructions in the ...

8. HMS Vengeance (S31) - Wikipedia

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   HMS Vengeance is the fourth and final Vanguard-class submarine of the Royal Navy. [1] Vengeance carries the Trident ballistic missile, the UK's nuclear deterrent. [2] [3] Vengeance was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, later BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, was launched in September 1998, and commissioned ...

9. UK's Trident nuclear-deterrent missile system misfires during ...

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   LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Trident nuclear-deterrent system misfired during a test last month, sending a missile crashing into the ocean off the Florida coast near the submarine that launched it ...