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Submarines and Undersea Warfar
USNA Pro Knowledge
10
Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate 1
01/13/2008

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Term

SSN-688 and 688i LA-class Attack Submarine

Visual ID 

Definition

Flight 1 and 2: fairwater planes (snail planes)

flight 3: Bow planes

Flight 2 and 3 have 12 vertical Launch Tubes (bow)

wake covers hull when underway U/W. 

no tapered front of sail.

Flight 1 boats: rest bow up 

Term

SSN-688 and 688i LA-class Attack Sub

Mission 

Definition
ASW/SUW/Sea Denial/ISR/Strike/Offensive Mining/Spec Ops
Term

SSN-688 and 688i LA-class Attack Sub

Weapons 

Definition

MK 48 ADCAP - 4 Torp Tubes

UGM-109 Tomahawk

MK 67 MLMM 

Term

SSN-688 and 688i LA-class Attack Sub

Mission Specific Capabilities 

Definition

Can fire Tomahawks from VLS tubes or torp tubes

Outfitted w/ special mast to conduct ISR 

Term

SSN-688 and 688i LA-class Attack Sub

Crew Size 

Definition
13 Officers, 121 Enlisted
Term

SSN-21 Seawolf-class Attack Sub

Mission 

Definition
ASW/SUW/Sea Denial/ISR/Strike/Spec Ops
Term

SSN-21 Seawolf-class Attack Sub

Weapons 

Definition

MK 48 ADCAP - 8 Torp Tubes

UGM-109 Tomahawk

MK 67 MLMM 

Term

SSN-21 Seawolf-class Attack Sub

Visual ID 

Definition

Larger than the LA class.

Tapered front of sail & Bow planes. 

Term

SSN-21 Seawolf-class Attack Sub

Mission Specific Capabilities 

Definition

Can fire Tomahawks only from torp tubes

USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) has been designated to replace the USS Parche (SSN-683) for use in extended ISR missions. 

Term

SSN-21 Seawolf-class Attack Sub

Crew Size 

Definition
14 Officers; 126 Enlisted
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