Thursday, November 6, 2014

Seawolf Class SSN

Seawolf Class SSN (Attack Submarine, Nuclear-powered) – 3 units


Seawolf subgroup – 2 units
SSN-21 – Seawolf – Commissioned: 1997 – №: 1 – Homeport: Bangor
SSN-22 – Connecticut – Commissioned: 1998 – №: 2 – Homeport: Bangor


Displacement: surfaced – 7,568 tons; submerged: 9,137 tons
Length: 107.5 m; Beam: 12.1 m; Draft: 10.9 m
Propulsion: S6W reactor, 45,000 hp (34 MW)
Speed surfaced: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Speed submerged: official – 25 knots (46 km/h); reported – 35 knots (64 km/h)
Range: unlimited
Endurance: only limited by food supplies
Test depth: official – 240 m; reported – 600 m
Complement: 15 officers, 101 men
Armament: 8× 26 in (660 mm) torpedo tubes; 40 Mark 48 torpedo, Tomahawk cruise missile, Harpoon anti-ship missile, or 100 mines


Jimmy Carter subgroup – 1 unit
SSN-23 – Jimmy Carter – Commissioned: 2005 – №: 3 – Homeport: Bangor


Displacement: surfaced – 7,568 tons; submerged: 12,139 tons
Length: 138 m; Beam: 12.1 m; Draft: 10.9 m
Propulsion: S6W reactor, 45,000 hp (34 MW)
Speed surfaced: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Speed submerged: official – 25 knots (46 km/h); reported – 35 knots (64 km/h)
Range: unlimited
Endurance: only limited by food supplies
Test depth: official – 240 m; reported – 600 m
Complement: 15 officers, 126 men


Armament: 8× 26 in (660 mm) torpedo tubes; 40 Mark 48 torpedo, Tomahawk cruise missile, Harpoon anti-ship missile, or 100 mines; Multi-Mission Platform (MMP), which allows launch and recovery of ROVs and Navy SEAL forces



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