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Valiant Class

Name	Builders	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned
S102 Valiant	V	22nd January 1962	3rd December 1963	18th July 1966
S103 Warspite	V	10th December 1963	25th September 1965	18th September 1967

Builders:
V : Vickers, Barrow, United Kingdom

Dimensions:
285' x 33' 3" x 27' / 86.90m x 10.10m x 8.20m

Displacement:
4200 tons surfaced / 4900 tons dived

Complement:
103

Armament:
6 x 21" bow torpedo tubes

A total of 26 torpedos could be carried, usually Mk8 or Mk20 models. Mines could also be carried.

Powerplant:
One Rolls Royce PWR nuclear reactor was fitted, driving two English Electric steam turbines producing a total of 15000shp and driving one shaft. Maximum speed was 20kts surfaced and 28kts dived. A Paxman diesel generator is also fitted. A Paxman diesel generator is also fitted.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Type 1006 navigation

Sonar:
Type 2001 conformal
Type 2007 flank mounted
Type 197 intercept

Other:
DCA AIO / fire control

Miscellaneous: