Question:
What is the Navy's fastest submarine?
Spy 11
2008-02-20 11:34:15 UTC
What is the Navy's fastest submarine?
Ten answers:
wildomarpadre
2008-02-20 12:03:38 UTC
Well to answer your question there are TWO US Navy Submarine Classes that have "PUBLISHED" maximum speeds of 25+ knots (Approx 28 mph) notice I said published, they will not divulge maximums of any of their equip. These two CLASSES ARE THE VIRGINA CLASS AND THE SEAWOLF CLASS... Listed Below.... If you look further down you will see an small article about a Russian Sub that had top speeds of 78+ knots.



General Characteristics, VIRGINA CLASS

Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division and Northrop Grumman Newport News

Date Deployed: Commissioned 23 October 2004

Propulsion: One nuclear reactor, one shaft

Length: 377 feet (114.8 meters)

Beam: 34 feet (10.4 meters)

Displacement: Approximately 7,800 tons (7,925 metric tons) submerged

Speed: 25+ knots (28+ miles per hour, 46.3+ kph)

Crew: 134: 14 Officers; 120 Enlisted

Armament: Tomahawk missiles, twelve VLS tubes, MK-48 ADCAP torpedoes, four torpedo tubes.

Ships:

USS Virginia (SSN 774), Groton, Conn.

USS Texas (SSN 775), Groton, Conn.

USS Hawaii (SSN 776), Groton, Conn.

North Carolina (SSN 777) - Estimated delivery in December 2007

New Hampshire (SSN 778) - Keel Laid 30 April 2007; estimated delivery in October 2008

New Mexico (SSN 779) - Named 7 December 2004; construction began in January 2004

Unnamed (SSN 780) - Construction began in December 2004





General Characteristics, SEAWOLF CLASS



Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division.

Date Deployed: USS Seawolf commissioned 19 July 1997;

USS Connecticut commissioned 11 December 1998

USS Jimmy Carter commissioned 19 February 2005

Propulsion: One nuclear reactor, one shaft

Length: SSNs 21 and 22: 353 feet (107.6 meters)

SSN 23: 453 feet (138.07 meters)

Beam: 40 feet (12.2 meters)

Displacement: SSNs 21 and 22: 9,138 tons (9,284 metric tons) submerged;

SSN 23 12,158 tons (12,353 metric tons) submerged

Speed: 25+ knots (28+ miles per hour, 46.3+ kph)

Crew: 140: 14 Officers; 126 Enlisted

Armament: Tomahawk missiles, MK-48 torpedoes, eight torpedo tubes.

Ships:

USS Seawolf (SSN 21), Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash.

USS Connecticut (SSN 22), Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash.

USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23), Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash.











The Russian Alpha class nuclear-powered submarines had a reported maximum speed of over 74 km/h (40 knots), and were believed capable of diving to 760 m (2,500 ft). It is believed only one now remains in service, as a trial boat. Designed by naval architects MG Rusanov and VA Romin, the Alpha class nuclear submarines were constructed at Admiralty Yard in St Petersburg and Severodvinsk. The Russians recently had to take the submarines out of service because of their high maintenance costs
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2016-05-22 08:55:33 UTC
You cannot remain silent if you're running over 10kts. If you want wake up the whole neighborhood then set your speed in exceed of 30kts. With technology today it is feasible to make SSN that can run above 40kts. If the Alfa can do 40kts chasing the Enterprise across the Pacific Ocean back then; today a Seawolf, Akula, Los Angeles or a Trafalgar can surely do that too. It's just stupid to do that. No navy in the world will tell you how deep their submarines can dive. Even submarines in the same class have different diving characteristics depending on local modification.
MadMaxx
2008-02-20 11:45:52 UTC
Google lad... google! this is what I typed in... "fastest navy sub" and this is what I got as the top link...



http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/349603_submarine01.html



There is no "fastest sub" as there is a fastest class of sub.
anonymous
2008-02-20 17:03:04 UTC
USS Albacore
Barry auh2o
2008-02-20 11:38:11 UTC
I once asked that question to a former naval officer who served on a nuke. His answer. " over 10 knots."

Translation" that information is top secret, and you'll never find out."
netnazivictim
2008-02-20 11:50:16 UTC
USS Roadrunner, it goes beep beep
jenshubby97701
2008-02-20 12:48:17 UTC
As a civilian, you will never find out that true answer.
will
2008-02-20 11:37:25 UTC
the bush diver
anonymous
2008-02-20 12:16:18 UTC
That would be classified IVAN.
anonymous
2008-02-20 11:39:06 UTC
UFO unidentified floating object or _____________!


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