The Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class submarines are the United Kingdom’s ultimate weapon and the cornerstone of its nuclear deterrent. -These massive, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines ...

Britain’s HMS Vanguard was the lead boat in the Vanguard -class ballistic missile submarine. It displaced 16,000 tons when submerged. It registered a length of around 149.9 meters, or 492 feet.

HMS Vanguard runs aground in Portsmouth Harbour after breaking loose but narrowly avoids the Still & West pub, August 4, 1960. The News PP5335 ...

More than 800 died when a series of internal explosions destroyed HMS Vanguard on the night of 9 July 1917. It is considered to be one of the most tragic accidents in the history of the Royal Navy.

HMS Vanguard: The Last Battleship Ever Built was a 52,000 Ton Powerhouse Summary: The HMS Vanguard, the Royal Navy’s last battleship, was conceptualized to counteract potential naval inferiority ...

HMS Vanguard sank following an accidental explosion in Scapa Flow off Orkney on July 9 1917, with the loss of 843 lives. Only two of the 845 men on board survived.

It was also present at the Coronation Fleet Review of Elizabeth II in 1953. Vanguard spent the rest of its career with the Home Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet. It was placed in reserve in 1956.

I recently wrote about the time HMS Vanguard went off course when leaving Portsmouth Harbour and all but collided with the Still and West pub at Point, Old Portsmouth, in 1960.

"HMS Vanguard was legally salvaged during the second half of the 20th century and much evidence... remains. "It is accepted that the likely cause of the disaster was an accidental magazine explosion.

Vanguard’s deep maintenance period was one of the most comprehensive refit and refuelling projects undertaken at Devonport, involving complex and challenging engineering work. Her three younger ...

HMS Vanguard sank following an accidental explosion in Scapa Flow off Orkney on July 9 1917, with the loss of 843 lives. Only two of the 845 men on board survived.