HMS Vanguard ... carries 16 Trident missiles
Posted on 02/15/2009 5:06:02 PM PST by Velveeta
BRITISH and French nuclear submarines which collided deep under the Atlantic could have sunk or released deadly radioactivity, it emerged last night. The Royal Navy’s HMS Vanguard and the French Navy’s Le Triomphant are both nuclear powered and were carrying nuke missiles.
Between them they had around 250 sailors on board.
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
All together now - AND THE FRENCH IMMEDIATELY SURRENDERED!
HMS UNTHINKABLE Struck the French Navy Sub Le Grande Surrender
“As inquiries began, naval sources said it was a millions-to-one unlucky chance both subs were in the same patch of sea.”
Just as probable as two satellites colliding in space? Given enough time I expect anything is quite probable.
This isn’t funny. How many souls on board?
HMS Vanguard ... carries 16 Trident missiles
I believe they all had souls.
They have both been towed in, two Captains are looking for new jobs.
LOL !!!
We got any out there or has bambe recalled them all?
This is horrible. Godspeed to all hands.
I don’t know what this is a greater testimony of, the inadequate sonar/radar systems of both subs for detecting other vessels in the area or the incredible stealth characteristics of both subs.
boomer “chicken” out there maybe. wait, one was a frenchy, never mind.
The English sub was driving on the wrong side of the ocean again.
Franglais?
There’s a lot more to this story than we’l ever know.
We saw recently an article about two satellites colliding, I wonder which of these two events was meant to minimize the other.
Evidently and fortunately, there were no injuries.
If the article is to be credited, this amounts to 25% of the UK’s nuclear deterrent, since I presume that any remaining land-based missiles could probably be taken out. I confess that I haven’t kept up with the nuclear deterrant question for several decades, so I don’t know that for sure.
“Vanguard is one of Britain’s four V-Class subs forming our Trident nuclear deterrent. Each is armed with 16 ballistic missiles.”
If this really was in mid-Atlantic, it’s an extraordinary thing to have happened.
Yeesh - that’s a powerful load.
you bet
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