Summary and Key Points: The UK’s Vanguard-class submarines, the largest ever built in the country, are set to be replaced after three decades of service. These 16,000-ton ballistic missile ...

Each Vanguard-class submarine can carry up to 16 Trident II missiles with multiple nukes on top. They are legendary mass killing machines.

Vanguard-Class Submarines: The End of an Era for Britain's Nuclear Deterrent. The Vanguard class, a hulking ballistic missile submarine of British origin, will soon be replaced after a multi ...

The Trident II D5 ballistic missile is the Vanguard-class submarine’s primary weapon. This missile can carry multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs).

The submarine will now begin a major revamp but friends and families of the crew were given a chance to go on board ...

The officer was in charge of the $5 billion Vanguard-class submarine — which carries nuclear arms — when he took the X-rated video of himself and the junior sailor.

The HMS Astute (S119) was the first Astute-class submarine to enter the Royal Navy, and it set the standard for the boats that followed. In terms of size, Astute-class submarines are 97 meters ...

A Royal Navy nuclear submarine suffered a "concerning" malfunction while diving, the BBC has been told. The incident on board the unnamed Vanguard class submarine, which carries the UK's trident ...

The Triomphant-class submarine built by the French is one of the largest boats of the atomic era. Built in Cherbourg, France, the first Triomphant was launched in July 1993.

Each Vanguard-class submarine is armed with Trident 2 D5 missiles which can be fired at targets up to 4,000 miles away. Since April 1969, ...

The Vanguard class can carry up to 16 missiles, each armed with up to eight Trident warheads - a total of 512 warheads. Each submarine is nearly 500ft long and weighs 15,900 tonnes.

A Royal Navy nuclear submarine suffered a "concerning" malfunction while diving, the BBC has been told. The incident on board the unnamed Vanguard class submarine, which carries the UK's trident ...