Valiant / Churchill vs Victor III
Overview
The Valiant / Churchill and the Victor III are both Submarine classes.
Displacement is 4,500 tons for the Valiant / Churchill vs 6,990 tons for the Victor III. The Valiant / Churchill reaches 20 knots vs 14 knots for the Victor III. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Valiant / Churchill vs 99,999 for the Victor III. The Valiant / Churchill carries a crew of 103 vs 100 for the Victor III. Submerged displacement is 5,000 tons for the Valiant / Churchill vs 7,250 tons for the Victor III. The Victor III can dive to 400 m compared to 300 m for the Valiant / Churchill.
The Valiant / Churchill was produced in 2 units vs 48 for the Victor III. The Valiant / Churchill was commissioned in 1966, 1 years before the Victor III (1967).
| British nuclear submarine, 4,500 tons displacement, propelled by a Rolls-Royce pressurised water reactor. | |
| Origin | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category | Submarine |
| Type | Nuclear submarine |
| Manufacturer | Vickers Armstrong |
| Year introduced | 1966 |
| Number built | 2 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Displacement | 4,500 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 20.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | Unlimited ◉ |
| Length | 87.0 m ◉ |
| Beam | 10.1 m ◉ |
| Crew | 103 ◉ |
| Max depth | 300 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | 1 × Rolls-Royce pressurised water reactor, 2 × steam turbines, 1 shaft |
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| Displacement | 6,990 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 14.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | Unlimited ◉ |
| Length | 107.1 m ◉ |
| Beam | 10.0 m ◉ |
| Crew | 100 ◉ |
| Max depth | 400 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | One VM-4P pressurized-water twin nuclear reactor (2x75 MW), 2 sets OK-300 steam turbines; 1 7-bladed or 2 4-bladed props; 31,000 shp (23,000 kW) at 290 shaft rpm |
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