Project 885 Graney (Yasen) is a new Russian attack submarine class, first vessel "Severodvinsk" will be commissioned about the year 2010. Image File history File links Yasen-sub. ... Image File history File links Yasen-sub. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The Severodvinsk class multipurpose submarines are based on Schuka and Lyra (Alfa, Project 705), implementing ideas proposed on projects 705A and 705D, combining ability to launch a variety of long-range nuclear missiles and efficiently engage hostile submarines and ships. The missiles carried include 3K-10 Granat with 2500-3000 km range, and new Kh-101 and Kh-102 with range up to 5000 km[1][2][3]. Their displacement is reduced compared to Schuka, dive depth and maneuverability are significantly improved, due to more modern reactor and smaller displacement [4][5]. Noise reduction solutions include ideas borrowed from Seawolf and Virginia, with additional use of acoustical decoupling and isolation of the internal and external hulls. Most control systems principles have been borrowed from Lyra and Schuka, but use modern hardware and software to overcome restrictions of older analog systems. Automation has been reported to match Lyra's level, with no manual work required, and everything controlled by officers or computers from the control room, but up to 25 seamen and petty officers are to be stationed for monitoring and servicing purposes, to avoid possible problems and reduce workload on officers. This article is about the submarine class with NATO reporting name Akula. For the submarine class with the Soviet name Akula, see Typhoon class submarine. ... Alfa class submarine at sea. ... The Raduga Kh-55 Granat (Russian: (Pomegranate), NATO reporting name AS-15 Kent) is a Soviet/CIS subsonic long-range cruise missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. ... This article is about the SSN-21 class submarines. ... The Virginia class (or SSN-774 class) of attack submarines are the first U.S. subs to be designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions around the world. ...
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^ List of Russian missiles Note: Kh- and X- prefixes mean the same. The Russian prefix is Х-, which reads as "Kh", but is written exactly like X.
Military submarines are generally divided into attack submarines, designed to operate against enemy ships, including other submarines, in a hunter-killer role, or strategic ballistic-missile submarines, designed to launch attacks on land-based targets from a position of stealth, also known as "boomers" in the United States Navy or "bombers" in the Royal Navy.
Submarines designed for the purpose of attacking merchant ships or other warships are known as "fast attacks", "hunter-killers", "fast boats", or "fleet submarines" (which terms are not synonyms; each is a different design for a different mission).
Where Japan had the finest submarine torpedoes of the war, the USN had perhaps the worst, the Mark 14 steam torpedo, with a Mk 6 magnetic influence exploder and a Mk 5 contact exploder, neither of which was reliable.
Victor III was the first class of Russian submarine to be built with this new mentality, armed with torpedoes, subrocs, cruise and supersonic missiles they posed a significant threat to NATO sea power.
Graneyclasssubmarines continue its design and are respected as some of the finest submarines in the world.
Submarines did not have a major impact on the outcome of the war, but they did portend their coming importance to naval warfare and increased interest in their use in naval warfare.
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