Valiant-class submarine
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The Valiant class were a class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy from the mid-1960s until 1994. They were the first fully British nuclear fleet submarine; the earlier HMS Dreadnought used an American nuclear reactor. There were only two boats in the class, the first, Valiant (the nameship) commissioned in 1966 three years after Dreadnought, and Warspite the following year. Both were built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness.
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A Valiant-class submarine | |
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Builders | Vickers Armstrong |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | HMS Dreadnought |
Succeeded by | Churchill class |
In commission | 18 July 1966 – 12 August 1994 |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nuclear submarine |
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Length | 285 ft (87 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) |
Draught | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
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Speed |
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Range | Unlimited, except by food supplies |
Complement | 103 |
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