subs Flashcards
LOS ANGELES
size and capabilities
length 362 ft
beam: 33 ft
draft 31 ft
800+ ft
20+ knots submerged
14+ knots surfaced
Los Angeles
I, II, and III differences
faired or unfaired?
ALL UNFAIRED
I: fairwater planes
II: fairwater planes + 12 VLS
III: bow planes +12 VLS
Los Angeles
Commisioned when?
decommised / replaced by who?
1976
decommisioned 2 per year by Virginia Class SSNs
Seawolf Class
size, commision year, and is it faired
shorter and borader than Los Angeles
1997
YES IT IS FAIRED
seawolf class
what is special about USS Jimmy Carter?
has a 100ft hull extension called “Multi-mission platform”
virginia class
size and capabilities
longer than los angeles
800+ ft deep
25+ knots submerged
virginia class
when was it commisioned and what is Block V?
faired or unfaired
2004
Virginia Payload Tubes (extra missiles to replace SSGN)
FAIRED
virgnia class
enhanced capabilites
- fly by wire (shallow)
- SOF support
- torpedo room
- diving chamber
- 2 photonic masts
- modular construction
Ohio Class SSBN
size and capabilities
length 560
beam 42
draft 35
800+ft deep
20+knots submerged
ohio class SSBN
weapons and identifiers
4 torpedo tubes
24 TRIDENT
turtleback + fairwater planes