Rare sighting of USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23) coming into San Diego for a quick turn.
The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack sub is regarded as the most secretive sub in the U.S. Navy & specially modified for covert seabed warfare.
Much is a mystery—but here’s what we know:
The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack sub is regarded as the most secretive sub in the U.S. Navy & specially modified for covert seabed warfare.
Much is a mystery—but here’s what we know:
Source/credit:
https://twitter.com/warshipcam/status/1785793380577882556
Larger & more advanced than the other two Seawolf boats, USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23) has likely been tasked with some of the U.S. Navy’s most secretive missions.
It’s also the only one modified for seabed warfare – unreported missions deep below the waters that can target critical infrastructure such as power cables, telecom cables, & natural resource extraction systems.
It’s also the only one modified for seabed warfare – unreported missions deep below the waters that can target critical infrastructure such as power cables, telecom cables, & natural resource extraction systems.
Designed to address the threat of Soviet ballistic missile submarines, & to replace the aging Los Angeles-class of attack submarines, the Seawolf-class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) has been described as the best of the best.
A total of 29 boats were to be constructed over a 10-year period – a number that was then reduced to 12 – but only 3 were launched. By the time USS Seawolf (SSN 21) & USS Connecticut (SSN 22) hit the water, the Soviet Union had collapsed.
A total of 29 boats were to be constructed over a 10-year period – a number that was then reduced to 12 – but only 3 were launched. By the time USS Seawolf (SSN 21) & USS Connecticut (SSN 22) hit the water, the Soviet Union had collapsed.
The Seawolf-class are the fastest U.S. subs & the revolutionary design focused on noise reduction. However, it isn't just the speed & stealth that makes the boat stand out:
The exact types of missions USS JIMMY CARTER has conducted in the past two decades remain classified…
The Seawolf-class was designed to be the ultimate “hunter-killer” submarines…
Their pump-jet propulsion helps keep the noise they make at ~95 decibels, just above the level of general ocean background noise, while their high-strength HY-100 steel hulls enable them to dive deep below the surface.
Equipped with 8 torpedo tubes — 4 more than the Los Angeles-class — the Seawolfs can hold up to 50 weapons & carry MK 48 torpedoes, Tomahawk cruise missiles, & Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
Their pump-jet propulsion helps keep the noise they make at ~95 decibels, just above the level of general ocean background noise, while their high-strength HY-100 steel hulls enable them to dive deep below the surface.
Equipped with 8 torpedo tubes — 4 more than the Los Angeles-class — the Seawolfs can hold up to 50 weapons & carry MK 48 torpedoes, Tomahawk cruise missiles, & Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
CARTER is the only operational submarine named after a president – a naming convention typically reserved for aircraft carriers – because the former President became a submariner after he received his degree from the United States Naval Academy.
Last spotted mid-January:
https://twitter.com/warshipcam/status/1747384079421469021
Plans are underway to build a follow on special spy submarine using the newer Virginia Class hull, @navalnewscom reported. A single Mod VA SSW (Modified Virginia, Subsea & Seabed Warfare) version of the Virginia-class is expected to be built (at an estimated cost of $5.1 billion)
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