Name HMS Victorious Commissioned 7 January 1995 Fate in active service Construction started 3 December 1987 Length 150 m | Laid down 3 December 1987 Draft 12 m Launched 29 September 1993 Displacement 15.9 million kg | |
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Builder Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | ||
HMS Victorious is the second Vanguard-class submarine of the Royal Navy. Victorious carries the Trident ballistic missile, the UK's nuclear deterrent.
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Victorious was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions), was launched in September 1993, and commissioned in January 1995.
Her crew is made up of two watches, "Port" and "Starboard".
Operational history
In November 2000, while travelling on the surface, Victorious grounded on Skelmorlie Bank in the upper Firth of Clyde in Scotland.
Victorious was involved in a minor collision with a United States Coast Guard ship in July 2001. The Coast Guard ship became tangled in the fibre optic cables of the submarine's sonar system which disabled its turbines. Victorious was not damaged in the incident.
She became the second of the class to refit, during which time she was fitted with a 'Core H' reactor core ensuring that the boat will not need to refuel again until the end of its service life. In 2008, she underwent sea trials before resuming patrols in 2009.
In 2013, Victorious completed the UK's 100th deterrent patrol.