HMS Victorious (S29)
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 Vanguard class submarine |
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | Unknown |
| Launched: | September 1993 |
| Commissioned: | January 1995 |
| Status: | in refit |
| Homeport: | HMNB Clyde |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Dived: 15,680 tons |
| Length: | 149.9 m |
| Beam: | 12.8 m |
| Draught: | 12 m |
| Propulsion: | 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor 2 × GEC turbines 1 × shaft pump jet 27,500 hp (20.5 MW) 2 × auxiliary retractable propulsion motors 2 × W H Allen turbo generators 6 MW 2 × Paxman diesel alternators 2 × 2,700 hp (20.5 MW) |
| Speed: | Dived: 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited |
| Complement: | 14 officers 121 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | BAE Systems SCMS Thales Underwater Systems Type 2054 composite sonar suite comprising: Type 2046 towed array sonar Type 2043 hull-mounted active and passive search sonar Type 2082 passive intercept and ranging sonar 1 × Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I band navigation radar 1 × Pilkington Optronics CK51 search periscope 1 × Pilkington Optronics CH91 attack periscope |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | Thales UPM intercept ESM 2 × Mk10 launchers for launching Type 2066 and Type 2071 decoys |
| Armament: | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 16 × ballistic missile tubes Spearfish torpedoes 16 × Lockheed Trident D5 SLBMs carrying up to 192 warheads |
HMS Victorious (S29) is the second Vanguard class submarine of the Royal Navy. Victorious carries the Trident ballistic missile, the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Victorious was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (now BAE Systems Marine), was launched in September 1993, and commissioned in January 1995.
Victorious was involved in minor collision with a US Coastguard ship in July 2001. The Coastguard ship became tangled in the fibre optic cables of the submarine's sonar system which disabled its turbines. Victorious was not damaged in the incident.
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 16,000 tons submerged
- Propulsion: Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor, two GEC turbines, single shaft, pump jet propulsor
- Electrical Power: two Paxman diesel generators, two WH Allen turbogenerators
- Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
- Complement: 14 officers, 121 men
- Strategic Armament: 16 Lockheed Trident II D5 ballistic missiles
- Defensive Armament: four 533 mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes, Spearfish torpedoes
See HMS Victorious for other ships of this name.
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