Sea Weapons

Attack Submarine, Nuclear (1997)

Seawolf class

USS Seawolf (SSN-21)

Preceded by:

Los Angeles (1976)

Succeeded by:

Virginia (2004)

Datafile

ClassSeawolf
TypeAttack Submarine, Nuclear
Year1997
Crew134
Dimensions
Length107.6 m
Beam12.9 m
Draught10.9 m
Displacement
Empty8,060 t
Surfaced
Submerged
Performance
Speed72 km/h
RangeUnlimited
Machinery
Shafts1
Turbines1 x Steam turbine
45,000 hp
Westinghouse
S6W

Boilers1 x Westinghouse S6W
Fuel-
Armament
Torpedo tubes2x4 x (660-mm)
AA WeaponsMk. 48
UGM-109A (50)
UGM-109E (50)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarBPS-16
SonarBQQ-5D
TB16
TB29
Production
Built3
Total3

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Seawolf SSN-21 Electric Boat25/10/198925/06/199519/07/1994-Active
Connecticut SSN-22 Electric Boat14/09/199201/09/199711/12/1998-Active
Seawolf (Jimmy Carter):
Jimmy Carter SSN-23 Electric Boat05/12/199813/05/200419/02/2005-Active

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