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 Seawolf
Seawolf returned to General Dynamics Corp., on 12 December 1958 for refueling and conversion of her power plant from a sodium cooled to a pressurized water cooled reactor and was out of commission until 30 September 1960.
Seawolf was deployed with the 6th Fleet from 29 September to 21 December 1969.
Seawolf operated along the east coast until 9 November 1970 when her home port was changed to Vallejo, Calif., and she sailed for the west coast.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s9/seawolf-ii.htm   (740 words)

  
 USS Seawolf (SSN-21) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Seawolf (SSN-21), the lead ship of her class, is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look.
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics and Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 January 1989 and her keel was laid down on 25 October 1989.
Seawolf was a product of the Cold War, designed as a replacement to the Los Angeles class submarines and as a response to the Soviet Akula class.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Seawolf_(SSN-21)   (297 words)

  
 SEAWOLF SUBMARINE
Seawolf is a weapons platform that will be performing missions and facing threats it was not designed for.
Seawolf was conceived and designed during the Cold War for deep water ("blue") confrontations with the Soviet Navy.
Seawolf is not the kind of submarine that should be designed in the post-Cold War era for post-Cold War missions.
www.cdi.org /issues/naval/seawolf.html   (1599 words)

  
 Naval Technology - SSN Seawolf Class - Attack Submarine
The Seawolf was conceived as a faster, better-armed eventual replacement for the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarines.
The first of class, the Seawolf (SSN21), was ordered from the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Connecticut, in January 1989 and commissioned in July 1997.
With the end of the Cold War and the change of emphasis to littoral operations, the cost of the Seawolf submarines was judged prohibitive and the programme was curtailed in favour of the smaller and cheaper Virginia Class New Attack submarines.
www.naval-technology.com /projects/seawolf   (839 words)

  
 SSN 21 Seawolf
Seawolf was commissioned during a ceremony on Saturday, July 19, 1997, at Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Conn.
Seawolf is the first "top to bottom" new attack submarine design since the Skipjack-class in the early 1960s.
Seawolf later met up for the first time with the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) in La Maddalena, Italy, to trade some of the submarine's torpedo payload for cruise missiles, take on another 60 days' worth of food, and conduct minor voyage repairs.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ssn-21.htm   (924 words)

  
 SSN-21 Seawolf-class
Seawolf was projected to be the most expensive ever built, with a total program cost for 12 submarines estimated in 1991 at $33.6 billion in current dollars.
The Navy's plans for Seawolf would have resulted in spending 25 percent of the Navy's shipbuilding budget on a ship that was designed for threats that vanished with the end of the Cold War.
The Seawolf and the BSY-2 Combat Control System were adequately tested to assess operational effectiveness and suitability, but the lack of a full ship shock trial prevented full assessment of Seawolf’s survivability.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/ssn-21.htm   (1587 words)

  
 Seawolf class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The second nuclear-powered submarine, USS Seawolf (SSN-575), which served from the early 1950s through 1987, was unique, and so can be considered the lead boat of the "Seawolf (SSN-575) class".
The Seawolf-class attack submarine (SSN) was the intended successor to the Los Angeles class, ordered at the end of the Cold War in 1989.
In 2006 the Navy announced that it would homeport all three of its Seawolf submarines in Bangor.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seawolf_class_submarine   (469 words)

  
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SEAWOLF departed Manila on 31 December 1941 for Australia and arrived at Port Darwin on 9 January 1942.
SEAWOLF returned to Midway for refitting and departed that island on 17 May and headed for the East China Sea.
SEAWOLF and submarine NARWHAL (SS-167) exchanged radar recognition signals at 0756 on 3 October in the Morotai area.
www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss197.txt   (1353 words)

  
 SUBSIM Review - Deep Dive: Seawolf
Seawolf is not only agile but larger than her dimensions suggest.
The aft two-thirds of Seawolf houses her General Electric S6W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, condensers, a pair of steam turbines and a secondary electric motor.
Because Seawolf is one of the Navy's most computerized ships, its sonar and weapons areas look more like a college computer lab than the set of "Run Silent, Run Deep." The General Electric BSY2 combat data system fills the weapons control bays with racks that feed information to the boat's 44 multifunction display terminals.
www.subsim.com /ssr/swarticle.html   (1284 words)

  
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Seawolf submarines provide the U.S. Navy with undersea weapons platforms that can operate in any scenario against any threat, with mission and growth capabilities that far exceed Los Angeles-class submarines.
The robust design of the Seawolf class enables these submarines to perform a wide spectrum of crucial military assignments - from underneath the Arctic icepack to littoral regions anywhere in the world.
A unique feature of the modification was the creation of a flexible ocean interface, referred to as the "wasp waist," which enables the Navy to deploy and recover various payloads without having to use torpedo tubes.
www.gdeb.com /programs/seawolf   (293 words)

  
 USS Seawolf SSN 21   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The first USS SEAWOLF (SS 197) was laid down on September 27, 1938 at the Portsmouth (NH) navy Yard and launched on August 15, 1939; sponsored by Mrs.
Transporting ammunition to Corregidor, USS SEAWOLF (SS 197) ran the blockade of the Phillipine Islands twice.
The second USS SEAWOLF (SSN 575) was laid down on September 15, 1953 by Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut; launched on July 21, 1955; sponsored by Mrs.
www.csg2.navy.mil /Seawolf/seawolf.htm   (467 words)

  
 Seawolf Design Welcomes You
Seawolf is recognized as the industry leader in automation engineering for large part Vacuum Forming and the FRP industry.
Seawolf prides itself on being a creative and progressive organization.
Seawolf Designs, LLC is a subsidary of Seagull of Volusia County Inc.
www.seawolfindustries.com   (562 words)

  
 USS SEAWOLF
On October 4th, SEAWOLF again was directed to report her position, and again she failed to.
SEAWOLF’s tenth patrol was in the East China Sea in August and September 1943; here she sank three large freighters and two sampans, while she damaged a third sampan.
SEAWOLF’s mission on her thirteenth patrol was a photographic reconnaissance of Palau.
www.csp.navy.mil /ww2boats/seawolf.htm   (812 words)

  
 Seawolf Stables
He will nominate "Seawolf" for a 6 furlong $8,700 maiden claiming race on Saturday, December 3.
Seawolf's next workout will be at a distance of six furlongs on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at Golden Gate Fields.
Sonoma Slew was claimed for $12,500 by Les Hunsucker in August at the Sonoma County Fair Races.
www.seawolfstables.com /latestnews.html   (417 words)

  
 CAVALLA WEBSITE - USS Cavalla SS-244 in Galveston Texas
The USS Cavalla is berthed in Seawolf Park, Galveston, Texas as a memorial to the lost submarine USS Seawolf.
Gulf coast locals usually refer to the Cavalla as the "Seawolf", mistaking the name of the memorial park for that of the submarine on exhibit there.
Cavalla is currently enjoying a renaissance; volunteer efforts are at a ten year high, the local press has covered her history and renovation, and efforts are underway to bring her back to the proud state her crews maintained.
www.cavalla.org   (275 words)

  
 USN Ships--USS Seawolf (SS-197)
USS Seawolf, a 1450-ton Sargo class submarine built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, was commissioned at the beginning of December 1939.
Following a shakedown cruise to the Caribbean area she was sent to the West Coast and, later in 1940, went on to Manila to join the Asiatic Fleet.
Seawolf left Brisbane on her fifteenth patrol in September, assigned to take U.S. Army agents and supplies to Samar, in the Philippines.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/ss197.htm   (806 words)

  
 SEAWOLF PARK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Seawolf Park, Cavalla's home, is located on Pelican Island, just north of Galveston, Texas.
Seawolf Park is the home of the USS Cavalla SSK-244 submarine and Destroyer Escort USS Stewart (DE-238), there is a picnic area and excellent fishing.
The park is open for fishing from sunrise to sunset Sunday through Thursday, and open all day and night Friday and Saturday, for fishing.
www.cavalla.org /park.html   (170 words)

  
 ECOS: Environmentally Conscious Outdoor Services
*SeaWolf Approved* designations are based on objective evaluations of services provided by these companies; consideration is given to the operator's knowledge and ethical behaviour around wildlife species, as well as their safety and client satisfaction record.
Active with SeaWolf's Youth Educational Adventure Program, this scuba company has a true environmental ethic and shows evidence of that approach in all of their field charters and tours.
Project SeaWolf, a unique ecosystem protection program situated in the Northwest Straits region bordering British Columbia, Canada and Washington State in the USA, was developed by Michael Kundu, an internationally known environmental activist and adventuresports photojournalist.
home.earthlink.net /~projseawolf/ecos.htm   (2096 words)

  
 Under way on Nuclear Power
Known as the Submarine Intermediate Reactor, this was built at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory at West Milton, N. Seawolf’.s keel was laid 15 Sep 1953, and she was launched 21 Jul 1955.
Although she was able to operate satisfactorily for almost two years on her sodium-cooled reactor, technical and safety considerations indicated that the concept be dropped.
When she shut down her sodium plant for the last time, she had steamed a total of 71,000 miles, of which 57,000 were submerged.
www.rddesigns.com /saga/nucs.html   (3925 words)

  
 Seawolf class submarine: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Seawolf class submarine: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater....
(and so can be considered the lead boat of the "Seawolf (SSN-575) class." Since she had no sister ships, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/seawolf_class_submarine.htm   (974 words)

  
 SSN-21 Seawolf-class - Navy Ships
President Clinton endorsed the construction of SSN-23 as the most cost- effective method of retaining the vitality of the submarine industrial base while bridging the gap to the future New Attack Submarine.
SUBMARINE SEAWOLF (SSN 21) TO BE CHRISTENED AT ELECTRIC BOAT June 20, 1995 -- Seawolf will be christened at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, June 24, 1995, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut.
The Seawolf Submarine -- CDI fact sheet, J. Andrew Byers, 31 July 1996.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/ssn-21.htm   (1201 words)

  
 Seawolf Diving School, Montserrat - Shore diving, reef dives, night dives, padi certifications and snorkelling around ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Seawolf Diving School, based at the Vue Pointe Hotel, offers a complete range of SCUBA diving packages on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.
Explore untouched reef, volcanic caverns and a myriad of ocean life just minutes from stunning beaches with our shore dives or head out and experience the wonder of the the ocean around the nearby island of Redonda.
Seawolf Diving School can show you the true wonders of the Caribbean, on shore and off.
www.seawolfdivingschool.com   (235 words)

  
 U.S. Navy - Seawolf is commissioned   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The fastest, quietest, most heavily armed nuclear-powered attack submarine in the world, Seawolf (SSN 21), will be commissioned during a ceremony at 11 a.m.
As the Navy continues to operate "Forward...From the Sea," Seawolf's flexibility and impressive capabilities provide the Navy with an undersea weapons platform to operate in any scenario against any threat— from under arctic ice to shallow water.
With mission and growth capability far beyond Los Angeles-class submarines, Seawolf's robust design supports missions such as surveillan
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/submarines/seawolf/cwolfcom.html   (187 words)

  
 SSN-21 SEAWOLF
When you plop down a trifling $9.95 for a CD-ROM "Classic" like SSN-21 Seawolf, the best you can hope for is an outdated program that might give you a change of pace from your usual fare.
You command a Seawolf class nuclear submarine, capable of astonishing underwater speeds.
But in the missions where you are assigned to protect a convoy of Allied surface craft from enemy subs or cruisers you have to be fast and deadly, and usually some of the friendlies swim under anyway.
www.subsim.com /ssr/seawolf.html   (812 words)

  
 Seawolf Stables
The "Seawolf Stables" logo is embroidered on both sides.
Our "Seawolf Stables" logo is embroidered on the left chest.
Our "Seawolf Stables" logo is embroidered on the front zippered pocket.
www.seawolfstables.com /generalstore.htm   (823 words)

  
 United States Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seawolf class (3 in commission) — attack submarines primarily designed to destroy Soviet ballistic submarines
Virginia class (1 in commission, 3 under construction, 7 more planned) — attack submarines intended to be more flexible and cost-effective than the Seawolf class
USS Constitution — Nicknamed "Old Ironsides," it became famous in the War of 1812 and is currently the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Navy   (7648 words)

  
 Michigan Vacation: Rentals, Hotels and Lodging, Saugatuck, South Haven West Michigan
Make One Meal Special as the Seawolf Restaurant serves you excellent food in an atmosphere to boast the best of casual fine dining.
The Seawolf Restaurant is proud of it's reputation for "Casual Fine Dining Since 1922" and strives to maintain the standard of excellence that has gained your business all these many years.
Located next to An Orchard Inn and Suites, the Seawolf Restaurant is your perfect answer in planning your events for catered weddings, graduation parties, family reunions, cocktail parties and much more.
www.seawolfrestaurant.com   (739 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Jimmy Carter (b. 1924)
After attending public school in Plains, Carter matriculated at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta before receiving a coveted appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
He graduated with a baccalaureate degree and a naval commission in 1946 and eventually became senior officer of the precommissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second nuclear submarine.
His superior officer in the program was Admiral Hyman Rickover, the architect of the U.S. nuclear submarine program.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-676   (2788 words)

  
 Seawolf Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The city built a park as well as a bridge to get to Pelican island in 1958.
Seawolf Park (named after the Seawolf submarine lost in WWII) opened in 1974.
The park displays for tours the WWII submarine Cavalla and the destroyer escort Stewart as well as a few other military vehicles.
www.utmb.edu /galveston/attractions/seawolf.html   (268 words)

  
 GoSeawolves.com
ANCHORAGE (May 11) — Four Seawolf track and field athletes will have one more opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships when they travel to Seattle this Saturday to compete at the Ken Foreman Last Chance Invitational.
Junior Eric Draper, freshman David Kiplagat, sophomore Michael Madrid and junior Emily Tweto are UAA’s participants at the meet, which is being hosted by Seattle Pacific University at the West Seattle Stadium.
More than 200 items are up for grabs at the 19th annual Seawolf Auction, Tuesday, May 16 at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel’s Howard Rock Ballroom.
www.goseawolves.com   (315 words)

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