Rolls-Royce PWR
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The Rolls-Royce Pressurised Water Reactor series has powered the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines since the Valiant class, commissioned in 1966. The series, through the PWR3+ reactor, will also power t
HMS Valiant, the first British nuclear submarine to be powered by a British built reactor
Vanguard-class submarine
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The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service with the Royal Navy. The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises f
Rolls-Royce PWR
…Sovereign Superb Sceptre Spartan Splendid Trafalgar-class SSN Trafalgar Turbulent Tireless Torbay Trenchant Talent Triumph The PWR2 was developed for the Vanguard-class Trident missile submarines and is a development of the PWR1. The first PWR2 reactor was completed in 1985 with testing beginning in August 1987 at the…
HMS Vanguard at Faslane, 2010
The 25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft) Devonshire Dock Hall indoor shipbuilding complex
Test launch of a Trident II missile by a Vanguard-class submarine
HMS Victorious in the Clyde estuary, 2003