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Vanguard-class SSBN HMS Vengeance Out Of Dockyard Following Long Overhaul Period.

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Naval Forces News - UK
 
 
 
Vanguard-class SSBN HMS Vengeance Out Of Dockyard Following Long Overhaul Period
 
Two Royal Navy nuclear deterrent submarines have reached key programme milestones. These will extend their life as the backbone of the UK’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent. HMS Vengeance has left Devonport dockyard following a Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) and sailed past HMS Vanguard, which is due to start a scheduled Deep Maintenance Period (Refuel).
     

Two Royal Navy nuclear deterrent submarines have reached key programme milestones. These will extend their life as the backbone of the UK’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent. HMS Vengeance has left Devonport dockyard following a Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) and sailed past HMS Vanguard, which is due to start a scheduled Deep Maintenance Period (Refuel).
HMS Vengeance has left Devonport dockyard following a Long Overhaul Period (Refuel).
Picture: UK MoD
     
HMS Vengeance has completed the Devonport part of the £350 million refit and refuel programme which included a complete overhaul of equipment on the submarine as well as the installation of improved missile launch equipment and upgraded computer systems.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence is due to sign a contract worth around £200 million with Babcock Marine to undertake a planned period of maintenance for HMS Vanguard.

Additionally, some of the cost for the upkeep will be met by the Maritime Support Delivery Framework which was signed with the company in October 2014.

The contract to refit and refuel HMS Vanguard is expected to take nearly four years and will secure the future of more than 2,000 jobs at Babcock Marine in Devonport, and involve over 100 companies subcontracting throughout the project.
     
Two Royal Navy nuclear deterrent submarines have reached key programme milestones. These will extend their life as the backbone of the UK’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent. HMS Vengeance has left Devonport dockyard following a Long Overhaul Period (Refuel) and sailed past HMS Vanguard, which is due to start a scheduled Deep Maintenance Period (Refuel).
Two Royal Navy nuclear deterrent submarines have reached key programme milestones.
Picture: UK MoD
     
HMS Vanguard is one of the UK’s four Vanguard-class submarines, designed to carry the UK’s Trident ballistic missiles which together form the backbone of the UK’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent.

Naval Base Commander Devonport, Commodore Ian Shipperley said:
The success of the HMS Vengeance refit and refuel is due to the close collaboration of many agencies and contractors but particularly the joint project ethos that is dominant between the Ministry of Defence, Babcock, Rolls Royce and the Ship’s Company.
The departure of HMS Vengeance after the successful completion of her refit at Devonport, followed by the arrival of HMS Vanguard now at the beginning of her four year Deep Maintenance Period, highlights the expertise of the workforce in Devonport which makes it the centre of excellence for this type of hi-tech work.

Following the successful refit of HMS Vengeance she will undergo sea trials before returning to fleet duties with the Royal Navy.
 
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