Week 8: Submarine Warfare Flashcards
Design of the Submarine Warfare Insignia
- Bow view of a submarine
- Bow planes rigged for diving
- Dolphin fish flanking the bow and conning tower of a submarine
Who wears the SSBN Deterrence Patrol Pin?
Officers and enlisted sailors who have completed strategic deterrent patrols on nuclear ballistic missile submarines
Design of the SSBN Detterence Patrol Pin
- Lafayette-Class submarine
- with a superimposed Polaris missile and electron rings
- Six award star holding places
- At 20 successful deterrent patrols the pin turns gold
Who wears the Submarine Combat Patrol Pin?
- Completed combat patrols during declared wars, the last of which conducting during WWII
Design of the Submarine Combat Patrol Pin
Gato-Class diesel submarine
First military submarine
Turtle (1775)
Who designed the Turtle?
David Bushnell
What British warship did the Turtle try to attack?
HMS Eagle
Name of the Confederates submarine?
H.L. Hunley
Name of the US Navy’s first modern commissioned submarine
USS Hollaned (SS-1)
CO of the USS Holland
LT H.H. Caldwell
Birthday of the Submarine Force
11 April
What were German submarines called?
U-boats
What ship did the Germans sink and when?
RMS Lusitania (May 7, 1915)
Primary use of American diesel submarines during WWI
Coastal defense
Improvements of the U.S. submarine fleet during the Cold War
- Tear-dropped hull shape
2. Nuclear powered propulsion
Father of the Nuclear Navy
ADM Hyman Rickover
First nuclear powered submarine
USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
CO of the USS Nautilus and his famous words
Eugene Wilkinson
“Underway on nuclear power”
Two distinct submarine forces
- Ballistic missile (SSBN)
- Fast attack (SSN)
Mission of SSNs
- ASW and ASUW
- Conduct precision strikes with Tomahawk missiles (STRIKE)
- Deliver and support Spec Ops Forces (SOF)
- ISR
- Support CSGs
- Engage in Mine Warfare
Three classes of SSNs
- Los Angeles class
- Seawolf class
- Virginia class
Crew size of SSNs
15 Officers
120 Enlisted
SSN-668 & 668I
Los Angeles class Attack Submarines