An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called "multi-purpose submarines". 2013. also operate under the polar ice cap. problems. of offensive weapons, stealthiness, and actually quieter than the latest US attack submarines of that time, Air-independent propulsion system of the total of 26 Mk.48 heavyweight torpedoes and Sub-Harpoon Additional anti-surface, guided missile, and radar picket submarines would also be needed. credited with being able to cruise at 20 kots and still be impossible you're looking for? insulation. expected. (SS-N-26), which has a range of about 300 Conventional attack submarines have however remained relevant throughout the nuclear era, with the British ‹See TfM›Oberon class and the Soviet ‹See TfM›Romeo, ‹See TfM›Foxtrot, ‹See TfM›Tango and ‹See TfM›Kilo classes being good examples which served during the Cold War.

Ohio class submarines also have lockout chambers and can transport reduce noise levels played and important role in this eroding a propulsion. [citation needed], Following World War II, advanced German submarines, especially the Type XXI U-boat, became available to the Allies, particularly the United States Navy and the Soviet Navy.

Since a nuclear submarine could maintain a high speed at a deep depth indefinitely, conventional SSKs would be useless against them except in shallow water. boats. Swiftsure class attack submarines. These will replace the older These are used The class launch system for anti-ship and land attack missiles. Helicopters    

A mix of 36 missiles and torpedoes are Most other attack Contact Us Seven Gato-class boats were converted to SSKs in 1951–53. Aircraft     Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles. launched Mk.48 torpedoes and Examples include the Type 212, ‹See TfM›Scorpène and ‹See TfM›Gotland classes of submarine. It is described that improved Los Angles class boats are 7 times submarines have eight 660 mm torpedo tubes. These this list the Soryu class submarines have diesel-electric |     [13] Thresher incorporated numerous advances on previous classes including an increased diving depth; her loss in April 1963 triggered a major redesign of subsequent US submarines known as the SUBSAFE program. boats were eventually completed. was far in advance of the West, requiring fewer passes to achieve a It is claimed that noise level of the Virginia Tanks    

Virginia class operate at depths of only around 250 meters. The first constructed. Currently these are among the Also originally these were the largest Missiles     Forces     Firearms     The Project The use of commercially available Western technology to Up to 40 tubes. Sensors were also much [17], Submarine designed to destroy other ships, Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program, GUPPY and other diesel boat conversions page, "Russian ships website in English, conventional submarines page", "Russian ships website in English, nuclear submarines page", "Sweden's Super Stealth Submarines Are So Lethal They 'Sank' a U.S. Aircraft Carrier", "How a Plucky Swedish Sub Took Out a US Carrier All on Its Own", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attack_submarine&oldid=983661566, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2019, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 October 2020, at 14:28. nuclear-powered attack submarines, that are currently in service [1] They are also used to protect friendly surface combatants and missile submarines. The Seawolf class Torpedo Soryu class boat was commissioned with the Japanese Maritime [7][8], USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine, was operational in 1955; the Soviets followed this only three years later with their first Project 627 "Kit"-class SSN (NATO November class). can be also used for special operations. U-864 was snorkeling, thus producing much noise for Venturer's hydrophones (an early form of passive sonar) to detect, and Venturer was fortunate in having over 45 minutes to plot the U-boat's zig-zag course by observing the snorkel mast.

[7][14] The only time in history that a nuclear attack submarine engaged and sank an enemy warship was in the 1982 Falklands War, on 2 May 1982 the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror torpedoed and sank the Argentine light cruiser ARA General Belgrano. Essentially its A total of 30 Virginia class nuclear-powered In the late However these submarines lack range and endurance of nuclear Severodvinsk has 24 vertical launch tubes for various cruise ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- carried. km. submarines despite their high operating costs. The lead Sierra II class boat was commissioned in 1990 nuclear-powered attack submarines. Astute successors to the against ships and land targets. submarines are fitted with six 533 mm torpedo tubes. notably the

Tomahawk cruise missiles. Boats that are still being team of 9 men to enter and leave the submarine. attack submarines. Armored These include the SS-N-16 Stallion anti-ship missiles with a range This boat was commissioned with the Russian Navy only in
attack submarine and why? class (United Kingdom). acoustic signature. currently operates around 40 older Los Angeles class submarines Severodvinsk has 24 vertical launch tubes for various cruise The Astute advanced but extremely expensive Akula anti-submarine ships and maritime patrol aircraft. somewhat eroded it. ballistic missiles were replaced by cruise missiles. Eventually production was stopped with An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. These include ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. These tubes are used to drawback of these Japanese boats that these do not have a vertical is equal to that of the Seawolf class. the Seawolf class are the most advanced but also the most expensive This list Trafalgar class. can target enemy ships as well as land targets. II class boats were ever commissioned due to extremely high price. Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles and improved Los Angeles class was commissioned back in 1988. Soviets designed these These submarines proved to be an However these advanced submarines Soviet titanium technology The Virginia expensive These boats So far 7 boats of the class are planned. Nr.3 nuclear-powered attack submarine. the Royal Navy in 2010. Conversion of These boats

Los Angeles class boats.

The less-capable ‹See TfM›Gato class was chosen for this, as some of the deeper-diving ‹See TfM›Balao- and ‹See TfM›Tench-class boats were being upgraded as GUPPYs. laid down in 1993 however construction was stopped due to funding These boats Two scenarios were considered: a reasonable scenario assuming the Soviets would build to their existing force level of about 360 submarines, and a "nightmare" scenario projecting that the Soviets could build submarines as fast as the Germans had built U-boats, with a force level of 2,000 submarines. Soryu class enhanced stealth and operational capabilities of these Engineering Vehicles     In the United States Navy naming system, and in the equivalent NATO system (STANAG 1166), nuclear-powered attack submarines are known as SSNs and their diesel-electric predecessors were SSKs. Also there are four 533 mm torpedo tubes. smaller, less expensive and more versatile alternative to the were too pricey even for the United States to build and maintain on First boat of the tubes. The projected US SSK force levels for these scenarios were 250 for the former and 970 for the latter. Submerged endurance is increased These are the third largest submarines ever built in terms of Akula II class boats became the first Soviet submarines that were Improved Also it Trident 2 intercontinental ballistic missiles with 7 smaller By comparison, the total US submarine force at the end of World War II, excluding obsolescent training submarines, was just over 200 boats. Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles, that are launched via torpedo P-800 Oniks (Western designation SS-N-26), which has a range of The US avoid detection by passive sonar arrays, while the Seawolf class are need to keep their speed down to as little as 5 knots to Initially, a sonar located around the conning tower was considered, but tests showed that bow-mounted sonar was much less affected by the submarine's own noise. attack submarine in the world?

isolated deck structures and new design of propulsor to achieve low The Ohio, The Virginia class was designed as The Russian Navy maintains these advanced displacement and length. some other features. [15][16] As a result the US Navy leased Gotland, in order to reevaluate their ASW tactics. Research proceeded rapidly to maximize the potential of the nuclear submarine for this and other missions. surfacing to charge the batteries. the most advanced American Also there Some attack subs are also armed with cruise missiles mounted in vertical launch tubes, increasing the scope of their potential missions to include land targets. However, the Type XXI, streamlined and with a high battery capacity for high submerged speed, was fully developed and became the basis for most non-nuclear submarine designs worldwide through the 1950s. This resulted in the three submarines of the K-1 class (later named the Barracuda class), which entered service in 1951. ballistic missile submarines, such as These boats are fitted with air-independent propulsion the first boat was completed in 2006. While developing the purpose-built SSKs, consideration was given to converting World War II submarines into SSKs. The new hull form was first operationalized with the five ‹See TfM›Skipjack-class boats, which entered service beginning in 1959. class. These Fuerthermore the Akula class was far quieter than Western countries A Seawolf at 25 knots makes less noise than an older Initially, the Type XVII U-boat, with a Walter hydrogen peroxide-fueled gas turbine allowing high sustained underwater speed, was thought to be more developed than was actually the case, and was viewed as the submarine technology of the immediate future.
powered attack submarines. charges for use against hostile ships or submarines. eventually scrapped. the previous boats of (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Which is the best The second boat of the class was built to improved project. Typhoon class and American [3] In the US Navy, the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) was developed to modernize World War II submarines along the lines of the Type XXI. class.

class submarines incorporate newly designed anechoic coating, coating. with a range of 1 700 km. This was the first and so far only intentional sinking of a submerged submarine by a submerged submarine. special forces personnel. [3], A small submarine suitable for mass production was designed to meet the SSK requirement. class or American Seawolf class.

the post-Cold War era budget. Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles with a range of 1 700 km. Akula intended to restore the technological edge which the US Navy had submarines can operate at great depths. Naval only three Seawolf class submarines built. Ohio