Vanguard class SSBN

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Vanguard class SSBN
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Vanguard class of the Californian Imperial Navy, full-size here]

Class Overview
Operators Californian Empire
Class before None.
Class after None.
Subclasses None.
No. of ships Built 12
In commission range 0
Total ships building 6
Total ships planned Unknown
Total ships cancelled 0
Total ships active 12
Total ships laid up 0
Total ships lost 0
Total ships retired 0
Total ships scrapped 0
Total ships preserved 0

Design Details
Type Ballistic Missile Submarine
Manufacturer United Naval Ship Yards of California. Long Beach, California, CSCE.
Hull No(s). 792-803
Unit Cost Ð7 billion ($15.1 billion USD)

General Characteristics
Complement 170 (36 officers, 134 enlisted)
Length: Overall 1,355 ft (413 m)
Beam 45 ft (13.72 m)
Draught 29 ft 6 in (9 m)
Displacement (Surfaced) 35,770 tons
Displacement (Submerged) 58,320 tons

Propulsion 1 × TAE-NR NS15T Reactors
2 × General Dynamics NS10G geared turbines; 145,800 shp (110 MW)
General Dynamics auxiliary diesel
1 × 790 hp (588 kW) auxiliary motor
1 × shaft with seven-bladed screw

Speed (Surfaced) 24kts (full speed)
19kts (standard)
12kts (cruising)
Speed (Submerged) 30kts (full speed)
25kts (standard)
20kts (cruising)

Range Essentially Unlimited

Sensors & Processing Systems AQS-135 passive bow-mounted array (which includes AQS-25 fire control array)
AQS-129 navigation
RQ-29 or AQS-117 towed array
AQS-142 conformal array
Armament
Missiles 40 × UGM-117 Sea Sentinel SLBMs

Torpedoes 6 × 21 in (53 cm) Mk-73 torpedo tubes

General Information

Overview

The Vanguard-class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) in service with the Californian Imperial Navy. Each submarine is armed with 40 Sea Sentinel missiles. The class was introduced in 2273 as part of the Californian Empire government's Sea Sentinel nuclear weapons program. The class includes twelve boats: Vanguard, Vengeance, Victory, Viking, Vaunted, Vindictive, Volturnus, Venerator, Vixen, Viperine, Venomous and Venus. They were built at Long Beach by United Naval Ship Yards between 2269 and 2280.

Units in active service in the Californian Empire Navy Forces

Name Hull Status Laid down Launched Date of Commission
CIS Vanguard SSBN-792 Commissioned, operational 3 September 2269 4 March 2272 14 August 2273
CIS Vengeance SSBN-793 Commissioned, operational 3 December 2270 29 September 2273 7 January 2274
CIS Victory SSBN-794 Commissioned, operational 16 February 2271 14 October 2274 2 November 2275
CIS Viking SSBN-795 Commissioned, operational 1 February 2272 19 September 2275 27 November 2276
CIS Vaunted SSBN-796 Commissioned, operational 3 September 2273 4 March 2276 14 August 2277
CIS Vindictive SSBN-797 Commissioned, operational 3 December 2274 29 September 2277 7 January 2278
CIS Volturnus SSBN-798 Commissioned, operational 16 February 2275 14 October 2278 2 November 2279
CIS Venerator SSBN-799 Commissioned, operational 1 February 2276 19 September 2279 27 November 2280
CIS Vixen SSBN-800 Commissioned, operational 3 September 2277 4 March 2280 14 August 2281
CIS Viperine SSBN-801 Commissioned, operational 3 December 2278 29 September 2281 7 January 2282
CIS Venomous SSBN-802 Commissioned, operational 16 February 2279 14 October 2282 2 November 2283
CIS Venus SSBN-803 Commissioned, operational 1 February 2280 19 September 2283 27 November 2284