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The November class, Soviet designation Project 627 Kit (Russian: Кит, lit. 'whale', NATO reporting name November) [2] was the Soviet Union's first class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, which were in service from 1958 through 1990.
USS North Carolina (SSN-777), a Virginia-class attack submarine, is the fourth vessel of the United States Navy named for U.S. state of North Carolina.The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop Grumman Newport News on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 24 May 2004.
Unique submarine; liquid metal cooled S2G reactor (replaced with a pressurized-water reactor in 1959) Skate: 4 USS Skate (SSN-578) 21 July 1955 USS Seadragon (SSN-584) 5 December 1959 Skipjack: 6 USS Skipjack (SSN-585) 29 May 1956 USS Snook (SSN-592) 24 October 1961 First nuclear submarine class with teardrop hull form.
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed.In the US classification, nuclear-powered submarines are designated as SSxN, where the SS denotes submarine, x=G means that the submarine is equipped with guided missiles (usually cruise missiles), x=B means that the submarine is equipped with ballistic missiles (usually intercontinental) and the ...
Toggle Current nuclear submarine classes subsection. 1.1 China. 1.1.1 Nuclear-powered attack submarines. 1.1.2 Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
The submarines were joined by the icebreaker USS Burton Island. In late August, the submarines returned to their home ports. In late August, the submarines returned to their home ports. En route, Seadragon , which was scheduled to port at Seattle , Washington , rescued 12 survivors from a downed seaplane and delivered them to Port Angeles ...
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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.