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USS Seawolf (SSN-21) is a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine and the lead ship of her class. She is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf , a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth that give it a savage look.
HMS Seawolf (1918), an S-class destroyer; HMS Seawolf (47S), a submarine launched in 1935 and sold in 1945; USS Seawolf, four US Navy submarines; Seawolf-class submarine, a US Navy nuclear-powered fast attack submarine class built from 1989 to 2005; Wolfpack Seewolf (German for Seawolf), a World War II German U-boat formation
The Seawolf class is a class of nuclear-powered, fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy. The class was the intended successor to the Los Angeles class , and design work began in 1983. [ 10 ]
After fitting out, Seawolf departed Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 12 April 1940 for her shakedown cruise, which lasted until 21 June and took her as far south as the Panama Canal Zone. Seawolf was next assigned to the Pacific Fleet, home ported at San Diego. In Autumn 1940, she proceeded to Manila Bay and operated from the Cavite Navy Yard.
USS Seawolf (SSN-575) was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the seawolf, the second nuclear submarine, and the only US submarine built with a liquid metal cooled , beryllium-moderated [2] [3] nuclear reactor, the S2G. [4]
Convoys SC 123 and ONS 1 evaded both groups; several Seewolf boats found HX 230, but all attacks failed in foul weather. With no success to report, the group was dissolved and most boats returned to base, though four remained as a cadre for group Adler. [3] This Seewolf was formed on 21 March, and dissolved a week later on 30 March. [4]
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) is a Seawolf-class nuclear powered fast attack submarine operated by the United States Navy. Connecticut is the fifth active United States Ship to be named for the U.S. state of Connecticut, going back to 1776.
The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), also known as the seawolf, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, devil fish, wolf eel (the common name for its Pacific relative), woof or sea cat, is a marine fish of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae, native to the North Atlantic Ocean.