SSBN Vanguard Class Ballistic Missile Submarine, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Crew
135
Dimensions:
Length
149.9m
Beam
12.8m
Height
12m
Displacement
16,000t
Performance:
Submerged Speed
25kt
Torpedoes:
Torpedo Tubes
4 x 21in tubes
Torpedo
Spearfish
Speed
102km/h (55kt)
Range
Up to 54km (30nm)
Warhead
Directed energy
Trident II Missile System:
Trident II D5 Missiles
16
Trident D5 Missile:
Range
7,360km
Speed
Supersonic
Length
13m
Diameter
2m
Weight
58.5t
Circle of Equal Probabilty (CEP)
120m
MIRVs per Missile
Up to 12
MIRV Warhead
100kt to 120kt
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