HMS Revenge (S27)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Revenge.
| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Cammerl Laird and Co ltd, Birkenhead. |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | surfaced 7,500 tons; submerged 8,400 tons. |
| Length: | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 30 ft 1 in (9.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR.1 pressurised-water nuclear reactor, 27,500shp; Propeller. |
| Speed: | surface - 20kt; submerged - 25kt |
| Range: | Unlimited except by food supplies |
| Complement: | 143 (two crews) |
HMS Revenge (S27) was the fourth of the Royal Navy's Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines.
Built by Cammell Laird and launched on 15 March 1968, she was marked for disposal in 1992.
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