Vanguard class SSBN

Vanguard class SSBN

Vanguard class SSBN
History
Class overview
Name:	Vanguard
Builders:	United Naval Ship Yards of California. Long Beach, California, CSCE.
Operators:	Californian Empire
Cost:	Ð7 billion ($15.1 billion USD)
Built:	2269—Present
In service:	2273—Present
Planned:	20
Building:	8
Completed:	12
Active:	12
General characteristics
Class and type:	Ballistic missile submarine
Displacement:	37,700 tons
Length:	175.1 m (574 ft)
Beam:	13.72 m (45.0 ft)
Draught:	9 m (30 ft)
Propulsion:	2 × TAE-NR NS15T Reactors 2 × General Dynamics NS10G geared turbines; 145,800 shp (110 MW) General Dynamics auxiliary diesel 2 × 790 hp (588 kW) auxiliary motor 2 × shaft with seven-bladed screw
Speed:	Surfaced: 24kts (full speed) 19kts (standard) 12kts (cruising) Submerged: 30kts (full speed) 25kts (standard) 20kts (cruising)
Range:	Essentially unlimited
Endurance:	180 days
Complement:	170 (36 officers, 134 enlisted)
Sensors and 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:	20 × UGM-117 Sea Sentinel SLBMs, 6 × 21 in (53 cm) Mk-73 torpedo tubes

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 20 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
CIS V...	SSBN-804	Commissioned, operational	3 September 2281	4 March 2284	14 August 2285
CIS V...	SSBN-805	Commissioned, operational	3 December 2282	29 September 2285	7 January 2286
CIS V...	SSBN-806	Commissioned, operational	16 February 2283	14 October 2286	2 November 2287
CIS V...	SSBN-807	Commissioned, operational	1 February 2284	19 September 2287	27 November 2288
CIS V...	SSBN-808	Commissioned, operational	3 September 2285	4 March 2288	14 August 2289
CIS V...	SSBN-809	Commissioned, operational	3 December 2286	29 September 2289	7 January 2290
CIS V...	SSBN-810	Commissioned, operational	16 February 2287	14 October 2290	2 November 2291
CIS V...	SSBN-811	Commissioned, operational	1 February 2288	19 September 2291	27 November 2292