HMS_Victorious_(S29)

HMS <i>Victorious</i> (S29)

HMS Victorious (S29)

1995 Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Victorious.

HMS Victorious is the second Vanguard-class submarine of the Royal Navy.[1] Victorious carries the Trident ballistic missile,[2] the UK's nuclear deterrent.

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Victorious was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, later BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, was launched in September 1993, and commissioned in January 1995.[2]

Operational history

In November 2000, while travelling on the surface, Victorious grounded on Skelmorlie Bank in the upper Firth of Clyde in Scotland.[3]

She became the second of the class to refit, during which time she was fitted with a Core H reactor ensuring that the boat will not need to refuel again until the end of its service life.[4] In 2008, she underwent sea trials before resuming patrols in 2009.[5]

In 2013, Victorious completed the UK's 100th deterrent patrol by a Vanguard-class submarine.[6]

In 2022, Victorious was forced to surface in the North Atlantic after a fire broke out in an electrical module. A Royal Navy spokesperson said the submarine was not actively deployed on a continuous at-sea deterrent (CASD) patrol, but was instead en route to the United States for a series of exercises. Victorious subsequently returned to her homebase in Faslane, Scotland.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Vanguard class submarine". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group Limited. p. 794. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.
  3. [3]
    Peter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support & Technology (2 November 2010). "Nuclear Submarines: Accidents". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 693W–694W. Archived 9 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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    "HMS Victorious". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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    "HMS Victorious leaves Plymouth after three-year refit". justplymouth.com. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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    "Victorious summer ends with divisions for submarine's crew". Royal Navy. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. [7]
    Nicholls, Dominic (7 November 2022). "Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarine forced to abort mission after catching fire". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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