Vanguard class SSBN
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| Vanguard class SSBN | |
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| Vendetta class of the Californian Imperial Navy, full-size here] | |
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| 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 |
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| Design Details | |
| Type | Ballistic Missile Submarine |
| Manufacturer | United Naval Ship Yards of California. Long Beach, California, CSCE. |
| Design No(s). | 792-804 |
| Unit Cost | Ð15.1 billion (7 billion USD) |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Complement | 170 (36 officers, 134 enlisted) |
| Length: Overall | 1,355 ft (413 m) |
| Beam | 1,000 ft (305 m) |
| Draught | 35.5 ft (10.8 m) |
| Displacement (Surfaced) | 35,770 tons |
| Displacement (Submerged) | 58,320 tons |
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| 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 |
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| Speed (Surfaced) | 24kts (full speed) 19kts (standard) 12kts (cruising) |
| Speed (Submerged) | 30kts (full speed) 25kts (standard) 20kts (cruising) |
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| Range | Essentially Unlimited |
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| 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 |
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| Torpedoes | 6 × 21 in (53 cm) Mk-73 torpedo tubes |
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| 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: (insert names here). They were built at Long Beach by United Naval Ship Yards between 2273 and 2283.
