Resolution vs Trafalgar
Resolution vs Trafalgar at a glance — displacement 7,600 vs 4,800 tons, length 130 vs 85 m, speed 20 vs 20 knots, crew 143 vs 130.
Specifications
|
Resolution |
Trafalgar |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd |
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering |
| Year introduced |
1967 |
1983 |
| Number built |
4 units |
7 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$573 million |
| Displacement |
7,600 tons |
4,800 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
20.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
130.0 m |
85.4 m |
| Beam |
10.1 m |
9.8 m |
| Crew |
143 |
130 |
| Max depth |
275 m |
300 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Resolution |
Trafalgar |
| Armament |
- 16 x UGM-27 Polaris A-3 nuclear missiles
- 6 x 533-millimetre (21 in) torpedo tubes
- Tigerfish wire-guided homing torpedoes
|
- 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles
- Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
|
| Propulsion |
1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500 shp (20.5 MW); Propeller |
1 × Rolls-Royce PWR1 nuclear reactor, 2 × GEC steam turbines, 2 × WH Allen turbo generators (3.2 MW), 2 × Paxman diesel generators (2.1 MW), 1 × pump jet propulsor, 1 × motor for emergency drive, 1 × auxiliary retractable prop |
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Which has greater displacement, the Resolution-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Resolution-class has greater displacement at 7,600 tons compared to the Trafalgar-class's 4,800 tons.
Which is faster, the Resolution-class or Trafalgar-class?
Both the Resolution-class and Trafalgar-class have a maximum speed of 20 knots.
Which has longer range, the Resolution-class or Trafalgar-class?
Both the Resolution-class and Trafalgar-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Resolution-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Resolution-class is longer at 130.0 meters compared to the Trafalgar-class's 85.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Resolution-class and Trafalgar-class have?
The Resolution-class has a larger crew complement of 143 compared to the Trafalgar-class's 130 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Resolution-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Trafalgar-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 300 meters compared to the Resolution-class's 275 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Resolution-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Trafalgar-class has been built in greater numbers with 7 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Resolution-class.
