Nuclear submarine HMS Warspite (...)

Nuclear submarine HMS Warspite (...) 0

Basic information

Operator:
Country of build:

Ship measurements

Displacement:
17,200 t
Length:
153.6 m
Beam:
12 m
Draft:
12 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • Rolls-Royce PWR3 nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet
Range:
Limited only by food and mechanical components

Personnel

Complement:
130

Combat assets

Armament:
  • 4 * 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for: Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
  • 12 * ballistic missile tubes for:
  • 8-12 * Lockheed Trident II D5 SLBMs (carrying up to 8 warheads each)

HMS Warspite is the third planned Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarine.

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