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A blue-water navy still remains susceptible to asymmetric threats, an example being the USS Cole bombing in October 2000.. In public discourse, blue-water capability is identified with the operation of capital ships such as battleships, battlecruisers, aircraft carriers, and nuclear submarines.
Type 212 submarine. Builders: Germany / Italy; Displacement: 1,830/2,500 tons ("A" or "CD" variant) Operators: German Navy: 6 in service (A), 2 more ordered (CD) Marina Militare: 4 in service (A), 3 more ordered with option for a fourth (A) – known as the Todaro-class Royal Norwegian Navy: 4 ordered (CD) Type 214 submarine. Builder: Germany
The blue water environment extends from the outer edge of the green-water zone to the deep ocean of the world. A blue-water navy can project its nation's power throughout the world. The blue water policy was a long-standing political philosophy in Britain in the 18th century, which sought to advance British power through use of the Royal Navy ...
Cuba - Operated 3 Foxtrot-class submarines retired. Denmark [15] - retired after 2003; Estonia (Kalev and Lembit) - decommissioned 1955 in the Soviet Navy; Finland - last subs decommissioned after World War II; Latvia - all submarines taken over by Soviet Union in 1940. Libya - all Foxtrot-class submarines retired (1 non-commissioned remains ...
The J class was designed by the Royal Navy in response to reported German submarines with surface speeds over 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). [1] They had a displacement of 1,210 tons surfaced, and 1,820 tons submerged. [1] Each submarine was 275 feet (84 m) in length overall, with a beam of 22 feet (6.7 m), and a draught of 14 feet (4.3 m). [1]
The Ohio-class submarine was designed for extended strategic deterrent patrols.Each submarine is assigned two complete crews, called the Blue crew and the Gold crew, each typically serving 70-to-90-day deterrent patrols.
While the US Navy had two older classes of submarines at that time (the O and R classes originally commissioned in 1918 and 1919), the S-class was the oldest class of submarine (possibly in the world) to be used in combat operations. During World War II, 37 S-boats were in service when the United States entered the war in December 1941.
Maryland was christened and launched on 10 August 1991 during a ceremony held at the Electric Boat shipyard.Vice Admiral Kenneth C. Malley, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Admiral Henry G. Chiles, Jr., Commander Submarine Force US Atlantic Fleet and Helen Delich Bentley, the U.S. representative for Maryland's 2nd congressional district were in attendance, along with ship sponsor ...