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Lower fin
segment ▲ HMS VANGUARD (S28) The lead vessel of its class, the
Commissioned 1993 Origin UK nuclear-powered Vanguard is
armed with 16 Trident SLBMs,
Displacement 15,160 tons each containing up to 12 warheads. AR SUBMARINES
(16,190 tons submerged) It also has four tubes for Spearfish
Length 492ft (150m) guided torpedoes.
Bridge
Trident missile Top speed 25 knots submerged

Forward
hydroplane

▼ LE TRIOMPHANT (S616)
Commissioned 1997 Origin France
Displacement 12,640 tons
(14,335 tons submerged)
Length 453ft (138m)
Top speed 20 knots (25 knots submerged)
Le Triomphant is the lead vessel of its class (a
replacement for the French navy’s Redoutable
class). It is armed with 16 M45 SLBMs, each
with six warheads and possessing a range of
3,730 miles (6,000km).
Pressurized hull
Upper rudder
segment Conning tower
Shrouded
pumpjet propulsor

Hydroplane
◀ USS VIRGINIA (SSN-74) The Virginia—lead vessel in its class—
Conning tower is a nuclear-powered attack submarine,
Commissioned 2004 Origin US
armed with Mark 48 guided torpedoes
Displacement 6,455 tons and Tomahawk cruise missiles. It features
(7,101 tons submerged)
a pressure chamber that can release SEAL
Length 377ft (115m) divers while submerged.
Top speed 25 knots (32 knots submerged)
Forward
Propeller within hydroplane
▶ HMS ASTUTE (S119) sound-minimizing shroud
Commissioned 2010 Origin UK
Displacement 7,130 tons
(7,535 tons submerged)
Length 318ft (97m)
Top speed 20 knots (30 knots submerged)
A nuclear-powered attack submarine, Astute is the Torpedo port
lead vessel of its class. Along with conventional
torpedoes, the vessel is armed with Spearfish
guided torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles. ◀ YURI DOLGORUKI
Commissioned 2012 Origin Russia
Displacement 14,490 tons
(23,620 tons submerged)
Ballistic-missile hatch
Reduced-height Length 558ft (170m)
conning tower Top speed 15 knots (29 knots submerged)
One of the latest Borey-class nuclear-powered
submarines, the Yuri Dolgoruki is armed with
16 RSM-56 Bulava SLBMs, each missile
containing six warheads with a range of
up to 6,214 miles (10,000km).