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USS Indiana (SSN-789) is a nuclear powered United States Navy Virginia-class attack submarine, named for the State of Indiana.She is the sixteenth of her class and sixth of the significantly redesigned Block III, including a revised bow and VLS technology from the Ohio-class of guided missile submarines. [12]
Nine nuclear submarines have sunk, either by accident or by scuttling. The Soviet Navy lost five (one of which sank twice), the Russian Navy two, and the United States Navy (USN) two. Three submarines were lost with all hands: the two from the United States Navy (129 and 99 lives lost) and one from the Russian Navy (118 lives lost).
Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship is a non-fiction book written by Tom Clancy and defense systems analyst John D. Gresham. Released on November 1, 1993, it is the first entry in Clancy's Guided Tour series of non-fiction books, which explore several different facets of the United States military.
The U.S. nuclear submarine fleet is in trouble and needs help on production and repairs. FILE: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon ...
Navies across the world have been working to make their compact submarines more suitable for the modern-day sailor. Cramped and heavily armed — see what life is like aboard a nuclear submarine ...
The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy.The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. [10]
The U.S. Navy Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) is seen in an undated file photo provided by the U.S. Navy. / Credit: U.S. Navy/Thiep Van Nguyen II
Commissioned in 1958, the USS Growler patrolled seas off the coast of Russia during the Cold War. I toured the only nuclear missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.