This article is about the SSN-21 class submarines. For the unique submarine see USS Seawolf (SSN-575). USS Seawolf (SSN-575), a unique submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look, was the second nuclear submarine, and the only US submarine built with...

Seawolf class attack submarine
Class Overview
Class Type	Attack Submarine
Class Name	Seawolf
Preceded By	Chronologically: Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine By Type: Los Angeles-class attack submarine
Succeeded By	Virginia-class attack submarine
Ships of the Class:	Seawolf Connecticut Jimmy Carter

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. At one time, an intended fleet of 29 submarines was to be built over a ten-year period, later reduced to twelve. The end of the Cold War and budget constraints led to the fleet being cancelled at three boats in 1995, and led to the design of the smaller Virginia class. US Navy Seawolf Submarine File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Seawolf (Anarhichas lupus), also known as the Sea Cat or Wolf-fish, is a marine fish, the largest of the family Anarhichadidae. ... The United States has 18 Ohio class submarines: 14 nuclear-powered SSBNs, each armed with 24 Trident II SLBMs; they are also known as Trident submarines, and provide the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad of the United States strategic deterrent forces 4 nuclear-powered SSGNs, each armed with... The Los Angeles-class attack submarines (SSN) are the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and form the bulk of the U.S. attack submarine force as of 2007. ... 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. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... The Los Angeles-class attack submarines (SSN) are the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and form the bulk of the U.S. attack submarine force as of 2007. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... 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. ...

They are quieter than the previous Los Angeles class submarines, larger, faster, have twice as many torpedo tubes for a total of 8, and carry more weapons, but were also much more expensive. They were intended to combat the then-threat of large numbers of advanced Soviet ballistic-missile submarines in deep ocean, such as the Typhoon class, and to reply to the new Soviet Akula class attack submarines. However they also have extensive equipment for shallow-water operations, including a floodable silo capable of deploying eight combat swimmers and their equipment at once. The boats can also carry up to 50 BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles for attacking land and shipping targets. Soviet redirects here. ... It has been proposed below that SSBN be renamed and moved to Ballistic missile submarine. ... The Typhoon class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. ... 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. ... // This page describes a type of scuba diver. ... The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings. ... A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile of the Luftwaffe A cruise missile is a guided missile which uses a lifting wing and most often a jet propulsion system to allow sustained flight. ...

The class uses the more advanced AN/BSY-2 combat system, which includes a new larger spherical sonar array, a wide aperture array (WAA), and a new towed-array sonar. Each boat is powered by a single S6W nuclear reactor, delivering 52,000 hp (39 MW) to a low-noise pumpjet propulsor. This article is about underwater sound propagation. ... The S6W reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. ... Pump-jet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mark-50 torpedo propulsor A propulsor is a mechanical device that gives propulsion. ...

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. The MMP may also be used as an underwater splicing chamber for tapping of undersea fiber optic cables. This role was formerly filled by the decommissioned USS Parche. Variety of ROVs: Work Class, General, Mini Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) is the common accepted name for tethered underwater robots in the offshore industry. ... SEALs in from the water. ... USS Parche (SSN-683), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the parche, a small, gorgeously colored butterfly fish, known for its uncanny ability to swim in and around coral heads and reefs. ...

General characteristics

For all boats:

• Builders: GD Electric Boat
• Beam: 40 ft (12 m)
• Draft: 35 ft (11 m)
• Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h) dived, 20 knots (37 km/h) "silent", 25 knots "Tactical Speed"
• Propulsion: S6W reactor manufactured by Westinghouse
• Depth: 2000 ft (610 m)
• Armament: 8 × 30 inch (762 mm) torpedo tubes, 50 torpedoes or missiles, or 100 mines [1]

For SSN-21, SSN-22: Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics Corporation, is a major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy. ... The S6W reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. ...

• Displacement: 9,137 tons dived, 7,460 tons surfaced
• Length: 353 ft (108 m)
• Complement (approximate): 121, including 12 officers

For SSN-23:

• Displacement: 12,158 tons dived, 10,460 tons surfaced
• Length: 453 ft (138 m)
• Complement (approximate): 126, including 15 officers, 50 SOF

USS Jimmy Carter is currently homeported in Bangor, Washington. In 2006, the Navy announced that it would homeport all three of its Seawolf submarines in Bangor. Bangor, Washington is a U.S. Navy base, as of 2004 part of Naval Base Kitsap, located on Washington states Kitsap Peninsula. ...

Ships

• Seawolf (SSN-21), commissioned and in service
• Connecticut (SSN-22), commissioned and in service
• Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), commissioned and in service

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. ... USS Connecticut (SSN-22), a Seawolf-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the fifth state. ... USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), the third and last Seawolf-class submarine, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for former President Jimmy Carter, who served in the US Navy as an officer in the Submarine Service as a nuclear engineer. ...

External links

• "SSN-21 Seawolf-class", FAS.org
• "SSN Seawolf class Attack Submarine, USA", naval-technology.com

See also

United States Navy Portal

Current & future SSN classes
Rubis, Barracuda | Victor III, Akula, Graney | Virginia, Seawolf, Los Angeles Trafalgar, Swiftsure, Astute | Type 091, Type 093