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SSN 21 Seawolf

SSN 21 Seawolf

Attack Submarines
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Basic Information
Name
SSN 21 Seawolf
Designation
SSN 21 Seawolf
Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
Attack Submarines
Manufacturer
General Dynamics
Date of Introduction
1997
Description

The SSN 21 Seawolf attack submarines were designed to be the quietest, fastest and most heavily armed vessels in the world. They can operate in any scenario against any threat, with mission and growth capabilities that far exceed Los Angeles-class submarines. They are enabled to successfully operate from underneath the Artic icepack to littoral environment. They perform attack, surveillance, intelligence, special warfare, cruise missile strike, mine warfare, anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW). The SSN 21 Seawolf-class was planned for the the replacement of current Los Angeles-class submarines, but the US Navy discontinued the Seawolf-class due to its high acquisition costs ($2 billion per submarine) reducing the total number of submarines to be procured to only three. The final Seawolf-class submarine, the SSN 23 USS Jimmy Carter, is an enlarged variant being modified to accommodate advanced technology for naval special warfare, tactical surveillance and mine warfare operations. The USS Jimmy Carter will be able to deploy and recover various payloads, undersea vehicles, without having to use torpedo tubes.

Naval & Littoral Specifications
Crew 134
Beam 12.20 m
Draft 10.70 m
Overview (Deagel)
Group Attack Submarines
Status Active
Origin United States of America
Contractor General Dynamics
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) July 19, 1997
Total Production 2
Unitary Cost USD $2.1 billion
Specifications (Deagel)
Crew 134
Number of Weapons 50
Torpedo Tubes 8
Dimensions — Beam 12.2 meter
Dimensions — Draft 10.7 meter
Dimensions — Length 108 meter
Mass — Displacement Submerged 9,137 ton
Mass — Displacement Surfaced 8,060 ton
Performance — Max Operating Depth 500 meter
Power — Power 52,000 shp
Speed — Top Speed Submerged 18 mps
Time — Service Life 30 year
Gear (Deagel)
Item 1 Anti-Ship Missiles: RGM-84D Harpoon
Item 2 Combat Management Systems: AN/BYG-1(V)6
Item 3 Cruise Missiles: Tactical Tomahawk
Item 4 Cruise Missiles: Tomahawk Block II
Item 5 Cruise Missiles: Tomahawk Block III
Item 6 Jamming Systems: AN/BLQ-10 (1)
Item 7 Radar Systems: AN/BPS-16
Item 8 Sonar Systems: A-RCI
Item 9 Sonar Systems: TB-29 (1)
Item 10 Sonar Systems: TB-34 (1)
Item 11 Torpedoes: Mark 48 ADCAP
Variants
Variant 1 SSN 21 Seawolf
Variant 2 SSN 23 Jimmy Carter
Details
Country of Origin United States
Category Submarines
Naval > Submarines
Classification
Domain
Naval & Littoral
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
108 m
Width
12.2 m
Height
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Weight
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Related Equipment (1)
Operators (1)
United States
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