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  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 submarines (SSN) was the intended successor to the Los Angeles class, ordered at the end of the Cold War in 1989.
USS Jimmy Carter is roughly 100 feet (30 m) longer than the other two ships of her class due to the insertion of a section known as the Multi-Mission Platform (MMP), which allows launch and recovery of ROVs and Navy SEAL forces.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seawolf_class_submarine   (437 words)

  
 U.S. Submarine Classes
Originally commissioned as ballistic missile submarines, the two remaining members of this class of submarine have been converted to special operations attack submarines, with a capacity for carrying and delivering special operations forces added.
Rapidly being phased out in favor of the LOS ANGELES and SEAWOLF Classes of attack submarines, this venerable and flexible workhorse of the submarine attack fleet brought the Cold War home to the enemies of freedom for over 25 years and continues to operate in the forward areas of the world to this day.
Originally intended as a class of 29 submarines to be built during a ten-year period, the end of the Cold War and budget constraints have led to a revision in submarine planning.
www.milnet.com /pentagon/subclass.htm   (1612 words)

  
 Ohio class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ohio class are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy, and are second only to the Russian Typhoon class in mass and size.
The first eight Ohio class submarines were originally equipped with 24 Trident I C-4 ballistic missiles.
Beginning with the ninth Trident submarine, USS Tennessee, the remaining ships were equipped with the upgraded Trident II D-5 variant as they were constructed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ohio_class_submarine   (915 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Seawolf class submarine
Submarines are also used for marine and freshwater science and for work at depths too great for human divers.
Nuclear powered submarines and other large submarines are classed as ships, but are customarily referred to by their crews as "boats".
USS Seawolf (SSN-21) 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.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Seawolf-class-submarine   (255 words)

  
 Naval Technology - SSN Seawolf Class - Attack Submarine
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.
The submarine's sonar suite is the BQQ 5D with bow-mounted active/passive arrays and wide aperture passive flank arrays.
www.naval-technology.com /projects/seawolf   (842 words)

  
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Seawolf-class submarines - the first new top-to-bottom attack submarine design since the early 1960s - are the fastest, quietest, most heavily armed undersea vessels in the world.
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.
www.gdeb.com /programs/seawolf   (293 words)

  
 SSN-774 Virginia-class NSSN New Attack Submarine
The New Attack Submarine is the first U.S. submarine to be designed for battlespace dominance across a broad spectrum of regional and littoral missions as well as open-ocean, "blue water" missions.
Compared with the Seawolf, the NSSN is slower, carries fewer weapons, and is less capable in diving depth and arctic operations.
The New Attack Submarine is engineered for maximum design flexibility, responsiveness to changing missions and threats, and affordable insertion of new technologies to ensure that it will continue to be the right submarine well into the 21st Century.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/ssn-774.htm   (661 words)

  
 Directory of links to all things military.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seawolf-class submarines were designed to operate autonomously against the world's most capable submarine and surface threats.
The Soviet submarines are one of the most survivable elements of their intercontinental ballistic missile arsenal.
In addition to their capabilities in countering enemy submarines and surface shipping, Seawolf submarines are suited for battlespace-preparation roles.
www.worldnewsstand.net /2002/military/No20.htm   (447 words)

  
 Typhoon class submarine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Typhoon-class submarine is a ballistic missile nuclear-powered submarine (SSBN) deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s.
Additionally Typhoon class features six torpedo tubes: two designed to handle SS-N-15 missiles or Type 53 torpedoes and the other four are to launch SS-N-16 missiles Type 65 torpedoes or mines.
A fictional modified Typhoon-class submarine is the of the Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October.
www.freeglossary.com /Typhoon_class   (524 words)

  
 SEAWOLF SUBMARINE
And second, the Navy claims that the construction of SSN-23 is necessary to preserve the industrial base in nuclear submarine construction until the next class of attack submarines (the NSSNs) commences in FY98.
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)

  
 Los Angeles class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Los Angeles-class attack submarines (SSN) were the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and formed the bulk of the U.S. attack submarine force well into the 21st century.
They were preceded by the Sturgeon class and followed by the Seawolf class.
Stricken, to be disposed of by submarine recycling
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Los_Angeles_class_submarine   (303 words)

  
 AMENDMENT NO. 1045 (PURPOSE: TO TERMINATE THE SEAWOLF (SSN-21) CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM AND TO REALLOCATE THE ...
It is a class of submarine which is designed to counter a very sophisticated Soviet submarine and naval threat which none of our potential adversaries in the developing world possess.
Known as the Seawolf, the submarine was already projected to be the most expensive ever built, with a total program cost for 12 submarines estimated at $33.6 billion in current dollars.
Because Seawolf submarines would be faster, dive deeper and run quieter than any existing submarine, the Navy has also touted them for missions ranging from minelaying and delivery of special forces troops to the underwater launch of cruise missiles.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/910802-cr.htm   (4673 words)

  
 Submarine Display Models Page
Models offers several classes of submarine models in a number of scales that are pre-finished with bases and in the higher end versions, covered with acrylic cases.
An accurate 23" reproduction of the first ballistic missile submarine (FBM), the George Washington was the precursor to a long lineage of future SSBN submarines, culminating with the Ohio class Ballistic Missile Submarine.
The Ohio Class submarine is the element to the balance of power in the world that is the wild card.
www.fxmodels.com /submodels.shtml   (1509 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: SECRETARY OF THE NAVY NAMES THIRD SEAWOLF-CLASS SUBMARINE FOR PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
He is a 1946 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served as an officer aboard submarines while in uniform, and served as commander-in-chief from 1977-1981 while in the Oval Office.
The three submarines of the Seawolf Class are the most capable, multi-mission submarines ever built.
In addition to its formidable open ocean presence, the Seawolf class is also a highly capable shallow water warfare platform, setting the standard for submarine technology into the next century.
www.defenselink.mil /releases/1998/b04081998_bt160-98.html   (456 words)

  
 SSN-21 Seawolf-class - Navy Ships
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.
Two Seawolf Class submarines were authorized by Congress, which in 1995 agreed to terminate the program at three boats.
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.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/ssn-21.htm   (1201 words)

  
 SEAWOLF SSN 21 CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE AND AN/BSY-2 COMBAT SYSTEM - FY99
The final dilemma facing SEAWOLF is that while the FSST is the centerpiece of the ship's Live Fire Test and Evaluation Strategy and its shock and survivability qualification, the Navy currently has not made the programmatic or financial commitment to make it happen, at the peril of the ship and its crew.
The SEAWOLF submarine class is scheduled to be operationally evaluated in calendar year 2000, and since SEAWOLF is a major defense acquisitions program, DOTandE will assess OT and LFT adequacy, evaluate operational effectiveness and suitability, and submit final test and evaluation reports to Congress as required by Sections 2366 and 2399, title 10, U.S. Code.
Finally, the SEAWOLF needs to be operationally evaluated to better understand her capabilities before she initially deploys as a front-line fleet asset, for reasons cited in the classified version of this report.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/budget/fy1999/dot-e/navy/99ssn21.html   (2990 words)

  
 ABC News: Heavily Armed USS Jimmy Carter in Fleet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The new Seawolf class submarine, the USS Jimmy Carter, is seen in this undated photograph provided by the Department of Defense.
Carter, himself a former submariner during his time in the Navy, was on hand for the ceremony signaling the end of an era in submarining.
To ensure that the last Seawolf was not obsolete before it hit the water, the Pentagon delayed production to install a 100-foot hull extension that military analysts say equips the Jimmy Carter to replace the USS Parche, one of the fleet's premier spy subs.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=515290   (391 words)

  
 Miltary Equipment Guides -SSN21
The Seawolf submarines exceed the capabilities of the Los Angeles class boats in all respects.
Finally, the major components on the Seawolf are modular in construction and were made to be easily replaced as upgrades in technology became available.
Replacing the Seawolf will be the NSSN774 Virginia class New Attack Submarine, a smaller, less expensive design which incorporates many of the technological advantages of the Seawolf submarines.
www.military.com /Resources/EQG/EQGmain?file=SSN21&cat=v&lev=2   (333 words)

  
 SSN-774 Virginia-class NSSN New Attack Submarine - Navy Ships
This wase consistent with the Congressional direction to involve both nuclear submarine shipbuilders; to foster cooperation between the shipbuilders on both construction and design improvements; and to facilitate the cross pollination of knowledge and the insertion of advanced technology.
The JCS Submarine Force Structure Study, completed in November 1999, concluded that the optimal force structure would be 68 attack submarines by 2015 and 76 by 2025, with the minimum being at least 55 by 2015 and 62 by 2025.
The Virginia Class—A New Submarine for the 21st Century by Patrick Connor NAVSEA's Deckplate Jan-Feb 1999 -- The military performance of the Virginia Class submarine will be comparable to that of the Seawolf Class, with significant improvement in littoral warfare capabilities and considerably less cost.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/nssn.htm   (3013 words)

  
 Naval submarine Jimmy Carter christened at Connecticut shipyard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Carter's wife, Rosalynn, blessed the Seawolf-class nuclear submarine and its crew, then hesitated for a moment before cracking the bottle of champagne against the sail of the USS Jimmy Carter.
The submarine was built with extra capabilities to perform reconnaissance and surveillance missions, perform research and engage in undersea warfare.
In the war on terrorism, the submarine is a symbol to terrorists of the United States' military domination, Schlesinger said.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/06/05/national1844EDT0653.DTL&type=printable   (507 words)

  
 A New Era in the Arctic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
With normal SSIXS satellites unavailable in the high Arctic, submarines in that region are often limited to communicating with their low data rate VLF floating wire antennas.
The Arctic is too variable an environment to fully test a submarine in one brief deployment, and for 2002, we hope to send one representative from each of the three types back to the region in different seasons.
Gossett, a 1972 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, is the Head of Operations at the Arctic Submarine Laboratory.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_12/era_the_arctic.html   (912 words)

  
 4pEA11 Test and evaluation of the Seawolf class submarine bow sonar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Test and evaluation of the Seawolf class submarine bow sonar arrays at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Seneca Lake Detachment.
The Seawolf class bow assembly, a 150-ton full-scale front end for the Seawolf class submarine (SSN 21), was built by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) and delivered to NUWC Seneca Lake via the New York State Canal System in May 1990.
The test and evaluation of the Seawolf bow fixture (SBF) were performed at the NUWC systems measurement platform, which is a floating measurements laboratory stationed approximately at the middle of Seneca Lake.
www.auditory.org /asamtgs/asa92nwo/4pEA/4pEA11.html   (220 words)

  
 SEAWOLF SSN 21 CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE AND AN/BSY-2 COMBAT SYSTEM - FY01
The Seawolf (SSN 21) Nuclear Attack Submarine is designed to rapidly deploy to hostile ocean areas and deny their use to the enemy, clear the way for strikes by other friendly forces, and engage and destroy enemy submarines, surface forces and land targets.
Seawolf is designed to be a quiet, fast, heavily armed, shock resistant, survivable submarine.
The Seawolf (SSN 21) Class VAR addresses the LFTandE issues and provides an overall assessment of vulnerability to threat weapons that may be encountered in combat.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/budget/fy2001/dot-e/navy/01ssn21.html   (1084 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: >From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
Up to three SEAWOLF class submarines will be homeported at the SUBASE replacing three existing homeported submarines resulting in no net increase in submarine or personnel loading at the SUBASE.
None of the existing submarine maintenance facilities would be accessible unless the Thames River channel was dredged as proposed in the preferred alternative.
The dredging associated with the SEAWOLF project is designed to increase the depth of the Thames River channel and the areas adjacent to the piers.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1995/October/Day-03/pr-1357.html   (2970 words)

  
 Seawolf class submarine - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Seawolf class submarine - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 USS Seawolf  SSN-21 Attack Subma
The Navy began construction of Seawolf class submarines in 1989.
Seawolf is designed to be exceptionally quiet, fast well-armed with advanced sensors.
It is a multi-mission vessel, capable of deploying to forward ocean areas to search out and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships and to fire missiles in support of other forces.
www.totalnavy.com /144seawolf.htm   (335 words)

  
 1010 WINS - ALL NEWS. ALL THE TIME.: USS Jimmy Carter To Be Christened In CT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The ceremony is conducted by Electric Boat, and kicks off the process for delivering the submarine to the Navy later this year.
The submarine was supposed to be finished in 2001, but the Navy decided to modify it in 1999 to add a section that adds 100 feet to its length.
It is named for her husband, the 39th president of the United States, a 1947 graduate of the Naval Academy and a submariner.
1010wins.com /topstories/winstopstories_story_088133451.html   (397 words)

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