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词条 HMS Vigilant (S30)
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  1. Construction

  2. Letter of last resort

  3. Operational history

  4. General characteristics

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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HMS Vigilant is the third {{sclass-|Vanguard|submarine}} of the Royal Navy.[1] Vigilant carries the Trident ballistic missile, the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.[2]

Construction

Vigilant was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions), was launched in October 1995, and commissioned in November 1996.

The French Navy also have a SSBN in service called Vigilant.

Letter of last resort

Peter Hennessy visited Vigilant for the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 in 2007. He reported that there is a grey safe in the control room that has an inner safe that only the commanding officer and executive officer can open. In that safe is a letter from the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the letter of last resort, which contains guidance and orders to be followed should the United Kingdom be attacked with nuclear weapons. This letter is identical to the other three letters on similar safes on the other three Vanguard-class submarines carrying the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.

Operational history

In 2002, protestors from Trident Ploughshares breached security at Faslane Naval Base where the Vanguard-class submarines are based. Two protestors managed to spray paint Vigilant with the CND symbol and the word "Vile".

Vigilant arrived at Devonport on 11 October 2008 for a major refit.[3] Vigilant returned to the fleet on 27 March 2012 after her £300m refit.[4][5] In 2013, she test fired her main weapon, a firing of the Trident D5 after three years.[6] Vigilant returned from a patrol on 23 December 2016 before Christmas.[7]

In October 2017, it was revealed that the vessel's captain had been relieved of his command following allegations of an "inappropriate relationship" with a female crew member.[8] Along with the captain, his executive officer was also removed from his post amid allegations of an improper relationship with a different female crew member.[9] Later that month, it was reported that nine crew members had been dismissed for misusing cocaine,[10][11] a further crewman was to be court-martialled for being absent without leave after boarding a flight to the UK to meet his girlfriend, and a further two crew members had resigned.[12]

General characteristics

  • Displacement: 16,000 tons submerged
  • Propulsion: Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor, two GEC turbines, single shaft, pump jet propulsor
  • Electrical power: two Paxman diesel generators, two WH Allen turbogenerators
  • Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
  • Complement: 14 officers, 121 men
  • Strategic armament: 16 Lockheed Trident II D5 ballistic missiles
  • Defensive armament: four 533 mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes, Spearfish torpedoes

See also

  • Daniel Martyn
  • List of submarines of the Royal Navy
  • List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
  • Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom
  • Royal Navy Submarine Service
  • Submarine-launched ballistic missile
  • Trident nuclear programme

References

1. ^{{cite book |title=Jane's Fighting Ships, 2004–2005 |publisher=Jane's Information Group Limited |page=794 |isbn=0-7106-2623-1}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/submarines/ballistic-submarines/vanguard-ballistic |title=Vanguard class submarine |website=Royal Navy}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.13943/changeNav/6568 |title=HMS Vigilant Arrives in Devonport for Major Refit |date=13 October 2008 |website=Royal Navy |accessdate=13 October 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221134825/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.13943/changeNav/6568 |archivedate=21 February 2009 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy-all }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/HMS-Vigilant-SSBN-in-for-GBP-300M-Refit-05313/ |title=HMS Vigilant SSBN in for GBP 300 million refit |date=4 March 2009 |website=Defense Industry Daily |accessdate=1 April 2009}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17520761 |title=HMS Vigilant: Torpoint Ferry suspended for submarine departure |date=27 March 2012 |website=BBC News |accessdate=27 March 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/June/05/130605-Vigilant-crew-honoured-for-work-leading-to-successful-missile-test-firing |title=Vigilant crew honoured for work leading to successful missile test firing |website=Royal Navy |date=5 June 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/december/23/161223-vigilant-home |title=Royal Navy submarine returns home in time for Christmas |date=23 December 2016 |website=Royal Navy |accessdate=23 December 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41474888 |website=BBC News |title=Nuclear submarine captain relieved of command |date=2 October 2017}}
9. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/06/second-officer-removed-alleged-improper-relationship-female/ |first=Ben |last=Farmer |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=Second officer removed for alleged improper relationship with female colleague on scandal-hit submarine |date=6 October 2017}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Nine British servicemen removed from HMS Vigilant after testing positive for cocaine|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/27/nine-british-servicemen-removed-hms-vigilant-testing-positive/|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=27 October 2017}}
11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41786237|work=BBC News|title=HMS Vigilant: Nine sailors fired after failing drugs tests|date=28 October 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5025485/HMS-Sex-Cocaine.html|work=Daily Mail|title=HMS Sex and Cocaine: Navy kicks nine sailors off nuclear submarine for testing positive for drugs after 'rowdy parties' while four officers are removed amid 'affairs' scandal|first=Larisa|last=Brown|date=27 October 2017}}

External links

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  • {{official website|https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/ballistic-submarines/hms-vigilant}}
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