HMS Vanguard had been due for a three and a half year refit which turned into seven and a half years A nuclear submarine has left Devonport dockyard after a seven and a half year refit.
In January this year it was reported that inspectors found a "defect" on HMS Vanguard, the lead boat of the four Vanguard-class submarines, while it was undergoing maintenance work. The defect ...
it will continue to see a submarine presence for many years to come. HMS Victorious, of the Vanguard class, is presently at Devonport awaiting refueling, and Astute class HMS Ambush is alongside ...
Collision of Nuclear Submarines: UK's HMS Vanguard and France's Le Triomphant Incident While many have heard of submarines crashing to the bottom of the ocean floor or colliding with underwater ...
Britain has botched another nuclear submarine test after a Trident missile 'dramatically misfired' and crashed into the ocean, it has emerged. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed an ...
Each submarine is designed to carry 16 Trident ... The latest test was from HMS Vanguard off the east coast of the US, in January. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and the head of the navy were ...
The first submarine to carry the nuclear deterrent ... they were retired in the 1990s as the much larger V-boats – HMS Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant and Vengeance – replaced them.
The failed test of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has led to a wave of ridicule in global media. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was among those on board the HMS Vanguard when the ...