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Submarines


Attack 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)