Skipjack class submarine
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| Skipjack class attack submarine | |
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| Class Overview | |
| Class Type | Fast Attack Submarine |
| Class Name | Skipjack (a type of tuna) |
| Preceded By | Barbel-class attack submarine |
| Succeeded By | USS Triton USS Halibut Thresher/Permit-class attack submarine |
| Ships of the Class: | See the table below for a list of ships of the Skipjack class |
The Skipjack class of United States Navy nuclear attack submarine was the replacement for the Skate class. A new design from the keel up, they were the first submarines to use a nuclear reactor in an Albacore hull: a round hull with a single shaft. Placement of the bow planes on the sail greatly reduced flow noise at the bow-mounted sonar. Deep-diving and high speed capabilities were the result of HY-80 construction and the new S5W reactor.
The Skipjacks were the fastest submarines in the United States Navy until the Los Angeles class was launched.
[edit] Characteristics
- Length: 251 feet 8 inches (76.74m)
- Beam: 31 feet 6 inches (9.63m)
- Draft: 28 feet (8.53m)
- Displacement: 3075 tons surfaced, 3500 tons submerged
- Complement: 85 officers and men
- Armament: six 21-inch bow torpedo tubes
- Powerplant: one S5W reactor
- Speed: 15 knots (27.75 km/h) surfaced, 29 knots submerged (53.65 km/h)
- Depth: 700 feet
| Skipjack-class submarine |
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