Vanguard class SSBN
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 Vanguard class SSBN
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| Class overview | |
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| 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: | 0 |
| Completed: | 20 |
| Cancelled: | 0 |
| Active: | 20 |
| 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) |
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| Range: | Essentially unlimited |
| Endurance: | 180 days |
| Complement: | 170 (36 officers, 134 enlisted) |
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| 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 twenty boats: Vanguard, Vengeance, Victory, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Honolulu, Denver, Phoenix, Santa Fe, San Francisco, Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, Rouen, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Marrakesh. They were built at Long Beach by United Naval Ship Yards between 2269 and 2291.
| Name | Hull | Status | Laid down | Launched | Date of Commission |
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| 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 Los Angeles | SSBN-795 | Commissioned, operational | 1 February 2272 | 19 September 2275 | 27 November 2276 |
| CIS Sacramento | SSBN-796 | Commissioned, operational | 3 September 2273 | 4 March 2276 | 14 August 2277 |
| CIS San Diego | SSBN-797 | Commissioned, operational | 3 December 2274 | 29 September 2277 | 7 January 2278 |
| CIS Honolulu | SSBN-798 | Commissioned, operational | 16 February 2275 | 14 October 2278 | 2 November 2279 |
| CIS Denver | SSBN-799 | Commissioned, operational | 1 February 2276 | 19 September 2279 | 27 November 2280 |
| CIS Phoenix | SSBN-800 | Commissioned, operational | 3 September 2277 | 4 March 2280 | 14 August 2281 |
| CIS Santa Fe | SSBN-801 | Commissioned, operational | 3 December 2278 | 29 September 2281 | 7 January 2282 |
| CIS San Francisco | SSBN-802 | Commissioned, operational | 16 February 2279 | 14 October 2282 | 2 November 2283 |
| CIS Paris | SSBN-803 | Commissioned, operational | 1 February 2280 | 19 September 2283 | 27 November 2284 |
| CIS Marseille | SSBN-804 | Commissioned, operational | 3 September 2281 | 4 March 2284 | 14 August 2285 |
| CIS Bordeaux | SSBN-805 | Commissioned, operational | 3 December 2282 | 29 September 2285 | 7 January 2286 |
| CIS Aix-en-Provence | SSBN-806 | Commissioned, operational | 16 February 2283 | 14 October 2286 | 2 November 2287 |
| CIS Rouen | SSBN-807 | Commissioned, operational | 1 February 2284 | 19 September 2287 | 27 November 2288 |
| CIS Pretoria | SSBN-808 | Commissioned, operational | 3 September 2285 | 4 March 2288 | 14 August 2289 |
| CIS Johannesburg | SSBN-809 | Commissioned, operational | 3 December 2286 | 29 September 2289 | 7 January 2290 |
| CIS Cape Town | SSBN-810 | Commissioned, operational | 16 February 2287 | 14 October 2290 | 2 November 2291 |
| CIS Marrakesh | SSBN-811 | Commissioned, operational | 1 February 2288 | 19 September 2291 | 27 November 2292 |