HMS Victorious (S29)

Vanguard-class submarine

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Victorious.

Victorious near Faslane, Scotland in April 2013.

History
United Kingdom
Name| HMS Victorious
Laid down| 3 December 1987
Launched| 29 September 1993
Commissioned| 7 January 1995
Homeport| HMNB Clyde
Status| In active service
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)
Propulsion|

* 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor,
* 2 × GEC turbines; 27,500 shp (20.5 MW)
* 1 × shaft, pump jet propulsor
* 2 × auxiliary retractable propulsion motors
* 2 × Allen turbo generators (6 MW)
* 2 × Paxman diesel alternators; 2,700 shp (2.0 MW)

Speed| In excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), submerged
Range| Only limited by food and maintenance requirements.
Complement| 135
Sensors and
processing systems|

* BAE Systems SMCS
* Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band navigation radar
* Thales Underwater Systems Type 2054 composite sonar suite comprising:
* Marconi/Ferranti Type 2046 towed array sonar
* Type 2043 hull-mounted active and passive search sonar
* Type 2082 passive intercept and ranging sonar
* Pilkington Optronics CK51 search periscope
* Pilkington Optronics CH91 attack periscope

Electronic warfare
& decoys|

* Two SSE Mk10 launchers for Type 2066 and Type 2071 torpedo decoys
* RESM Racal UAP passive intercept

Armament|

* 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for:
* Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
* 16 ballistic missile tubes for:
* 16 × Lockheed Trident II D5 SLBMs (carrying up to 48 nuclear warhead)

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.

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]

## Contents

* 1 Operational history
* 2 Affiliations
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Operational history[edit]

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]

## Affiliations[edit]

* The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland

## See also[edit]

* Letters of last resort
* List of submarines of the Royal Navy
* List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
* Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom
* Royal Navy Submarine Service
* Submarine-launched ballistic missile
* Trident nuclear programme

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Vanguard class submarine". Royal Navy.
2. ^ a b Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group Limited. p. 794\. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
3. ^ Peter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support & Technology (2 November 2010). "Nuclear Submarines: Accidents". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 693W–694W.
4. ^ "HMS Victorious". Royal Navy. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
5. ^ "HMS Victorious leaves Plymouth after three-year refit". justplymouth.com. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
6. ^ "Victorious summer ends with divisions for submarine's crew". Royal Navy. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

## External links[edit]

| Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Victorious (S29).

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Vanguard-class submarines

* Vanguard
* Victorious
* Vigilant
* Vengeance

* Preceded by:  Resolution class
* Followed by:  Dreadnought class

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