Resolution vs Vanguard
Resolution vs Vanguard at a glance — displacement 7,600 vs 15,900 tons, length 130 vs 149 m, speed 20 vs 15 knots, crew 143 vs 135.
Specifications
|
Resolution |
Vanguard |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd |
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering |
| Year introduced |
1967 |
1993 |
| Number built |
4 units |
4 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$4,800 million |
| Displacement |
7,600 tons |
15,900 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Length |
130.0 m |
149.9 m |
| Beam |
10.1 m |
12.8 m |
| Crew |
143 |
135 |
| Max depth |
275 m |
300 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Resolution |
Vanguard |
| Armament |
- 16 x UGM-27 Polaris A-3 nuclear missiles
- 6 x 533-millimetre (21 in) torpedo tubes
- Tigerfish wire-guided homing torpedoes
|
- 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
- 16 × ballistic missile tubes for Lockheed Trident II D5 SLBMs
|
| Propulsion |
1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500 shp (20.5 MW); Propeller |
1 × Rolls-Royce PWR2 nuclear reactor, 2 × GEC turbines; 27,500 shp (20.5 MW), 1 × shaft, pump jet propulsor, 2 × auxiliary retractable propulsion motors, 2 × Allen turbo generators (6 MW), 2 × Paxman diesel alternators; 2,700 shp (2.0 MW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Resolution-class or Vanguard-class?
The Vanguard-class has greater displacement at 15,900 tons compared to the Resolution-class's 7,600 tons.
Which is faster, the Resolution-class or Vanguard-class?
The Resolution-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Vanguard-class's 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Resolution-class or Vanguard-class?
Both the Resolution-class and Vanguard-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Resolution-class or Vanguard-class?
The Vanguard-class is longer at 149.9 meters compared to the Resolution-class's 130.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Resolution-class and Vanguard-class have?
The Resolution-class has a larger crew complement of 143 compared to the Vanguard-class's 135 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Resolution-class or Vanguard-class?
The Vanguard-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 Vanguard-class?
Both the Resolution-class and Vanguard-class have been built in equal numbers with 4 vessels each.
