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Valiant Class (1966) SS Specification 

Crew :

103. To Valiant Class (1966) SSN  Ships :
Displacement : 4,200 tons surfaced, 4,900 tons dived.

Dimensions :

285ft (87m) x 33ft 3in (10m) x 27ft (8.2m). 
Range : Limited by food carried and crew endurance.

Sensors :

Radar
Type 1006 navigation.

Sonar
Type 2001 conformal;
Type 2007 flank mounted;
Type 197 intercept.

Other
DCA AIO fire control. 

Armament : 6 x 21in bow torpedo tubes;
26 torpedoes or mine equivalents.
Power plant : 1 x Rolls Royce PWR nuclear reactor, driving 2 x English Electric steam turbines, producing 15,000 shp;
Paxman diesel generator;
Single shaft.

Max Speed :

Declared as 20+ kts surfaced;
28+ kts dived.
This page last edited - 28 February, 2013.

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