S 30 HMS Vigilant Ballistic Missile Submarine Royal Navy

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S 30 HMS Vigilant

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Type, class: Vanguard class Ballistic Missile Submarine - SSBN
Builder: Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, U.K.

STATUS:
Awarded: ?
Laid down: February 16, 1991
Launched: October 14, 1995
Commissioned: November 2, 1996
IN SERVICE

Homeport: HMNB Clyde, Argyll, Scotland
Technical Data: see INFO > Vanguard class Ballistic Missile Submarine

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In 2002, protestors from Trident Ploughshares breached security at Faslane Naval Base where the Vanguard-class submarines are based. Two protestors managed to spray paint Vigilant with the CND symbol and the word "Vile".

Vigilant arrived at Devonport on 11 October 2008 for a major refit. Vigilant returned to the fleet on 27 March 2012 after her £300m refit.

In 2013, she test fired her main weapon, a firing of the Trident D5 after three years.
Vigilant returned from a patrol on 23 December 2016 before Christmas.

In October 2017, it was revealed that the vessel's captain had been relieved of his command following allegations of an "inappropriate relationship" with a female crew member. Along with the captain, his executive officer was also removed from his post amid allegations of an improper relationship with a different female crew member. Later that month, it was reported that nine crew members had been dismissed for misusing cocaine.

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