Submarine history

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U.S. Submarine History
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BUSHNELLS TURTLE

• Height 11 feet (approx)
• Beam 7 feet (approx)
• Armament Powder magazine
• Propulsion One propeller pedaled by occupant
• Claim to Fame 1st submersible vessel used in
  combat. Used by the Continental Army in 1776 to
  attack HMS Beagle inside New York Harbor.

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HL HUNLEY

• Length 54 feet
• Beam 5.5 feet
• Armament 1 explosive torpedo attached to a spar
• Propulsion 1 hand-cranked propeller operated by
  8 men
• Claim to Fame First submarine to sink an enemy
  warship (1864). Destroyed itself in the attack.

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USS HOLLAND

• U.S. Navys first submarine
• Bought by the government on 11 April 1900 and
  designated SS-1

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USS HOLLAND

• Length 54 feet
• Beam 10 feet
• Displacement 74 tons
• Armament One 18 torpedo tube 3 torpedoes, One
  8 pneumatic dynamite gun
• Engines Gasoline
• Motors Battery cell

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USS HOLLAND

• Commissioned and launched as the first submarine
  of the U.S. Navy on 12 October 1900 (pictured).

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S BOATS (SS105 - SS162)

• Length 219 feet (average)
• Beam 21 feet
• Displacement 1062 tons (submerged)
• Armament 4 21 torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes, one
  4/50
• Engines Diesel
• Motors Electric (battery)
• SS 105 launched 26 OCT 18

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S BOATS

• Considered the first Fleet submarines
• Still in use at the start of WWII

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S BOATS

• Deck guns were frequently used to destroy targets
  considered too small to waste an expensive
  torpedo.

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USS GATO (SS 212)

• Length 312 feet
• Beam 27 feet
• Displacement 2424 tons (submerged)
• Armament ten 21 torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes,
  one 3/50, two .50 cal, two .30 cal
• Engines Diesel
• Motors Electric (battery)
• Launched 21 AUG 41

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USS BALAO (SS 285)

• Length 312 feet
• Beam 27 feet
• Displacement 2414 tons (submerged)
• Armament ten 21 torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes,
  one 4/50, two .50 cal, one 40 mm
• Engines Diesel
• Motors Electric (battery)
• Launched 27 OCT 42

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USS BALAO (SS 285)

• 122 Balao class submarines were constructed and
  used during WWII, making her the most numerous
  class of that era.

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USS TENCH (SS 417)

• Length 312 feet
• Beam 27 feet
• Displacement 2416 tons (submerged)
• Armament ten 21 torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes,
  one 5/25, two .50 cal, one 40 mm, one 20 mm
• Engines Diesel
• Motors Electric (battery)
• Launched 7 JUL 44

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SUBMARINES IN COMBAT
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SUBMARINES IN COMBAT

• During WWII the Submarine Force comprised just 2
  of the U.S. Navy, yet it was credited for sinking
  over 50 of the Japanese naval and merchant
  fleets.

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ADM HYMAN G. RICKOVER

• Father of the Nuclear Navy
• Born in Makow, Russia, on 27 JAN 00
• Immigrated to U.S. in 1906
• Graduated USNA 1922
• Qualified for submarine duty and command on S-9
  and S-48
• Began serving as an engineering specialist in 1937

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USS NAUTILUS (SSN571)

• Worlds first nuclear-powered submarine
• Decommissioned 03 MAR 80
• Now part of the Submarine Force Museum in Groton,
  CT
• Underway on nuclear power - 17 JAN 55

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EARLY ATTACK SUBS

• USS SKATE (SSN 578)
• Launched 16 MAY 57
• USS SKIPJACK (SSN 585)
• Launched 26 MAY 58
• - First teardrop hullform
• USS PERMIT (SSN 594)
• Launched 01 JUL 61

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EARLY MISSILE SUBS

• USS GEORGE WASHINGTON
• (SSBN 598)Launched 09 JUN 59
• USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN 608)
• Launched 22 NOV 60
• USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
• (SSBN 640) Launched 05 DEC 64

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MODERN ATTACK SUBS

• USS STURGEON (SSN 637)
• Length 292 feet
• Beam 32 feet
• Displacement 4640 tons
• (submerged)
• Propulsion PWR, steam
• turbines, one propeller
• Launched 26 FEB 66

• USS LOS ANGELES
• (SSN 688)
• Length 360 feet
• Beam 33 feet
• Displacement 6900 tons (submerged)
• Propulsion PWR, steam turbines, one propeller
• Launched 06 April 74

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MODERN ATTACK SUBS

• USS VIRGINIA (SSN 774)
• Length 377 feet
• Beam 34 feet
• Displacement 7700 tons (submerged)
• Propulsion PWR, steam turbines, single shaft
• Launch TBD

• USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21)
• Length 353 feet
• Beam 40 feet
• Displacement 9150 tons (submerged)
• Propulsion PWR, steam turbines, propeller
  shaft/propulsor
• Launched 24 JUN 95

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MODERN MISSILE SUBS

• USS OHIO (SSBN 726)
• Length 560 feet
• Beam 42 feet
• Displacement 18,750 tons (submerged)
• Armament four 21 tubes, 24 missile tubes
• Propulsion PWR, steam turbines
• Launched 07 APR 79

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SUBMARINE WEAPONS

• Power plant piston engine/pump jet
• Length 19 feet
• Diameter 21 inches
• Weight 3434 lbs (ADCAP - 3695)
• Range gt5 miles
• Depth gt1200 feet
• Guidance wire guided, active/passive acoustic
  homing
• Warhead 650 lb high explosive

• Mk 48 (ADCAP)
• Heavyweight USW/SUW torpedo

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SUBMARINE WEAPONS

• HARPOON
• Subsonic Anti-surface (anti- ship)
  cruise missile
• Length 15 feet
• Diameter 13.5 inches
• Range gt60NM
• Guidance Sea-skimmer radar altimeter
• active radar terminal homing
• Warhead Penetration high-explosive
• (488 lbs)

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SUBMARINE WEAPONS

• TOMAHAWK LAND-
• ATTACK MISSILE (TLAM)
• Long range subsonic cruise missile
• Length 18 feet 3 inches
• Diameter 20.4 inches
• Range 870 NM
• Guidance TERCOM, DSMAC,
• GPS (Block III)
• Warhead Conventional, nuclear,
• or submunitions dispensing
• Block IV Tactical T-Hawk to
• be deployed in 2003. Upgrades
• BDA capability, in-flight
• retargeting, improved MDUs

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SUBMARINE WEAPONS

• MINES
• Mk 67 Submarine Launched
• Mobile Mine (SLMM)
• Submarine-laid bottom mine
• Length 161 inches
• Diameter 19 inches
• Detect mag./seismic/pressure
  
• Warhead 510 lb HE
• Mk 60 CAPTOR
• Anchored, mag. Moored Mk46
• torpedo
• Length 132 inches
• Diameter 21 inches
• Det Reliable Acoustic Path (RAP)
• Warhead 96 lb PBXN-103 HE

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SUBMARINE WEAPONS

• TRIDENT - II (D-5)
• Nuclear ballistic missile
• Length 44 feet
• Diameter 7 feet
• Weight 65 tons
• Range gt4000 NM
• Warhead Nuclear
• Propellant Solid (3-stage)

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SUBMARINE ROLES

• SEA CONTROL AND SEA DENIAL
• FORWARD PRESENCE
• PRECISION STRIKE
• SPECWAR OPS
• SURVEILLANCE/INTEL GATHERING
• STRATEGIC DETERRENCE
• ANY TIME ANYWHERE ALWAYS READY ALWAYS
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