undersea warfare Flashcards
Submarine warfare pin
nickname and description
nickname: dolphin // fish
description: bow of ship surfacing, the BOW PLANES ready to dive, and dolphines flanking.
submarine warfare pin
date and difference between enlisted and officer
March 1924
officer: Gold
enlisted: Silver
SSBN Deterrence Patrol Pin
description (not specifics of stars)
LAFFAYETTE CLASS sub with a POLARIS MISSLE and electron rings. Scroll on the bottom
SSBN Deterrence Patrol Pin
specifics (hint: stars)
total 6 spots available
gold star: 1 patrol
silver star: 5 patrols
>20 patrols: GOLD PIN!
Sub Combat Control Pin
description (not specifics of stars)
given to who specifically
given to those who went on patrol during active war (none after WW2)
broadside of a GATO CLASS Diesel Sub
Sub Combat Control Pin
specifics (hint: stars)
gold star: 1 patrol (after the first patrol)
silver star: 5 patrols
American Revolution Relevant Sub + year
David Busnells Turtle Sub 1775
first sub capable of independent operation
failed attack
screw propel
Civil War Relevant Sub + year
H L Hunley 1864
confederate sub
1st successful sub mission, all 8 died after
Pre World War Relevant Sub + year
USS Holland (OG: 1897 NAVY: 1900)
1st modern commisioned sub
WW1 Relevant Sub + stuff
German U boats
sank RMS Lusitania
American Diesel subs start on coast move to european waters after 1917
WW2 Relevant Stuff
german “wolfpack” tactics very effective
US employs GATO, BALAO, and TENCH
subs have highest casualty in US Military and 7 USNA grad = medal of honor
Cold War
USS NAUTILUS
redefined sub mission
improvement: tear-dropped hull shape and nuclear powered propulsion
Rickover Father of Nuclear Navy
SSN Mission
Fast Attack Subs
1. seek/destroy enemy sub
2. tomahawk missile
3. help Special Op Force
4. intel surveilance reconnisance mission
5. help Carrier Strike Group
6. mine warfare
West Coast SSN are home ported in:
PEARL HARBOR HI
SAN DIEGO CA
BREMERTON WA
GUAM
EAST COAST SSN are home ported in:
GROTON CT
NORFOLK VA
Significance of USS NAUTILUS
redefined sub mission
improvement: tear-dropped hull shape and nuclear powered propulsion
Who is the father of the nuclear Navy?
Rickover
Who is the father of the nuclear Navy?
Rickover
