HMS Victorious (S29)
1995 Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1995 Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Victorious is the second Vanguard-class submarine of the Royal Navy.[1] Victorious carries the Trident ballistic missile,[2] the UK's nuclear deterrent.
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Victorious |
| Laid down | 3 December 1987 |
| Launched | 29 September 1993 |
| Commissioned | 7 January 1995 |
| Homeport | HMNB Clyde |
| Status | In refit |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Vanguard-class submarine |
| Displacement | 15,900 tonnes, submerged |
| Length | 149.9 m (491 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
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| Speed | In excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), submerged |
| Range | Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. |
| Complement | 135 |
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Victorious was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, later BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, was launched in September 1993, and commissioned in January 1995.[2]
In November 2000, while travelling on the surface, Victorious grounded on Skelmorlie Bank in the upper Firth of Clyde in Scotland.[3]
She became the second of the class to refit, during which time she was fitted with a Core H reactor ensuring that the boat will not need to refuel again until the end of its service life.[4] In 2008, she underwent sea trials before resuming patrols in 2009.[5]
In 2013, Victorious completed the UK's 100th deterrent patrol by a Vanguard-class submarine.[6]
In 2022, Victorious was forced to surface in the North Atlantic after a fire broke out in an electrical module. A Royal Navy spokesperson said the submarine was not actively deployed on a continuous at-sea deterrent (CASD) patrol, but was instead en route to the United States for a series of exercises. Victorious subsequently returned to her homebase in Faslane, Scotland.[7]
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