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A teardrop hull is a submarine hull design which emphasizes submerged performance over surfaced performance. It was somewhat commonly used in the early stages of submarine development, but was gradually abandoned in the early 20th century in favour of designs optimized for high performance on the surface as a result of changes in operational doctrine.
USS Albacore (AGSS-569) is a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines. The revolutionary design was derived from extensive hydrodynamic and wind tunnel testing, with an emphasis on underwater speed and maneuverability. [ 4 ]
USS Albacore was a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines. On modern military submarines the outer hull (and sometimes also the propeller) is covered with a thick layer of special sound-absorbing rubber, or anechoic plating , to ...
Unique submarine; teardrop hull form; no weapons T-1: 2 USS T-1, later USS Mackerel (SST-1) 1 April 1952 USS T-2, later USS Marlin (SST-2) 20 November 1953 Training and experimental submarines Sailfish: 2 USS Sailfish (SSR-572) 8 December 1953 USS Salmon (SSR-573) 25 August 1956 Radar picket: Triton: 1 29 May 1956 10 November 1959
The new class introduced the teardrop hull and the S5W reactor to U.S. nuclear submarines. [1] [2] The Skipjacks were the fastest U.S. nuclear submarines until the Los Angeles-class submarines, the first of which entered service in 1974.
First submarine to complete a submerged circumnavigation of the Northwest Passage. SSN-585 Skipjack: Lead boat of a class of 6. First nuclear powered submarine with a teardrop hull. SSRN-586 Triton: Unique submarine. First submarine to complete a submerged circumnavigation of the globe, and the only Western submarine powered by two nuclear ...
The Uzushio-class submarine was a series of seven submarines in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force during the Cold War between 1972 and the mid-1990s. They were the first generation of the teardrop type submarine that valued the underwater performance against that of the preceding conventional-hull type Asashio class.
The Yuan class submarines have a teardrop-shaped hull and are believed to be double-hulled. [16] [17] They also have a angled casing, which appears like a distinctive hump. [18] [16] While earlier variants of the Yuan class have a large upright sail, newer variants have instead a more angled sail. [18] [19]