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
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
Ballistic missile submarine
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A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads. These submarines became a major weapon system in the Cold War because of
Vanguard-class submarine
…The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises four vessels: Vanguard…
USS George Washington – the lead boat of US Navy's first class of Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines. George Washington was the first operational nuclear-powered multi-missile strategic deterrence asset fielded by any navy.
The I-400-class submarines are considered the strategic predecessors to today's ballistic submarines.
SSBN Deterrent Patrol insignia, in silver and gold, awarded by the US Navy to sailors who completed at least one SSBN patrol
USS Alabama, an Ohio-class (aka Trident) submarine