VANGUARD CLASS SUBMARINES FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

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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