Carriers
Cruisers
Destroyers
Fast Combat Support
Frigates
Submarines
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Submarines |
- Designed to seek and
destroy enemy submarines and surface ships.
- Missions range from intelligence collection and special forces delivery to anti-ship and
strike warfare.
- The Navy began construction of Seawolf class submarines in 1989.
- Seawolf is designed to be exceptionally quiet, fast and well-armed with advanced
sensors.
- Multi-mission vessel, capable of searching out and destroying enemy submarines and
surface ships and to fire missiles in support of other forces.
- Attack submarines also carry the Tomahawk cruise missile.
- Tomahawk launches from attack submarines were successfully conducted during Operation
Desert Storm.
General Characteristics, Los Angeles class
- Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, one shaft
- Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters)
- Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph)
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