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As ballistic-missile submarines, the Ohio class has occasionally been portrayed in fiction books and films. Tom Clancy wrote Ohio-class submarines into several novels, [56] such as USS Maine (SSBN-741) in The Sum of All Fears (1991). [57] The fictional USS Montana is featured in the 1989 film The Abyss. [58]
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 upcoming Columbia-class (formerly known as the Ohio Replacement Submarine and SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines of the United States Navy are designed to replace the Ohio class. [7] Construction of the first vessel began on 1 October 2020. [8] She is scheduled to enter service in 2031. [9] [10] [11]
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The U.S. Navy experimented constantly with this concept in the post-World War I years, producing a series of submarines with less than stellar qualities and reliability, the AA-1 class (also known as the T class) and the V-boats, of which V-1 through V-3 were an unsuccessful attempt to produce a fleet submarine.
USS John Warner (SSN-785) is a nuclear powered Virginia-class attack submarine of the United States Navy.She is the first in the class to be named after a person; the first 11 Virginia-class subs were named after states. [5]
The Benjamin Franklin-class submarines were built with the Polaris A-3 ballistic missile, and in the early 1970s were converted to carry the Poseidon C-3 missile. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, six boats were further modified to carry the Trident I (C-4) missile, along with six James Madison-class boats.
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.