VANGUARD CLASS SUBMARINES FACT SHEET
By Cliff Lethbridge
VANGUARD CLASS SUBMARINES
Launch Status: Active
Number Placed In Service: 4
S-28 HMS VANGUARD
Date Commissioned: August 14, 1992
Date Decommissioned: Active
First Cape Launch: May 26, 1994
Final Cape Launch: Active
Total Number of Cape Launches: Active
Vehicles Launched: Trident II
Current Status: Active
S-29 HMS VICTORIOUS
Date Commissioned: September 29, 1993
Date Decommissioned: Active
First Cape Launch: July 24, 1995
Final Cape Launch: Active
Total Number of Cape Launches: Active
Vehicles Launched: Trident II
Current Status: Active
S-30 HMS VIGILANT
Date Commissioned: April 1, 1997
Date Decommissioned: Active
First Cape Launch: October 10, 1997
Final Cape Launch: Active
Total Number of Cape Launches: Active
Vehicles Launched: Trident II
Current Status: Active
S-31 HMS VENGEANCE
Date Commissioned: November 27, 1999
Date Decommissioned: Active
First Cape Launch: September 21, 2000
Final Cape Launch: Active
Total Number of Cape Launches: Active
Vehicles Launched: Trident II
Current Status: Active