OVERVIEW: The RESOLUTION is a nuclear-powered patrol Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN).

DETAILS:  The RESOLUTION class are Ballistic Missile Submarine, and are armed with U.S. POLARIS missiles. The design was a modification of the Valiant-class fleet submarine, but greatly extended to incorporate the missile compartment between the fin and the nuclear reactor. 
 

Specifications:
 
	Displacement: 7,600 (surfaced);  8,500 tons (submerged).
	Speed: 25 knts  (submerged)
       	Engineering: 1 pressurized water-cooled reactor; 1 shaft
	Diving Depth: 
	Range: 	
      	Complement: 143       
     	Hulls built: 4 
	Period of Service:  1967-1996

NOTES: Units in class: RESOLUTION (S 22); REPULSE (S 23); RENOWN (S 26); REVENGE (S 27).  Each ship of the class uses two crews to maximize deployed time.

SOURCES:  Moore, John Evelyn. Jane's Fighting Ships 1987-88.  London: Jane's Pub, 1987, pg. 655 ; "Resolution-class Submarine." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed May 4, 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution-class_submarine.