Even though I retired from the Army I started my military career in the Navy. Submarine Service of course.
The best-the very best boat-to ever have sailed beneath the surface of the ocean was the U.S.S. Chopper (SS 342).
Any others?
MSG Glenn, former EN1(SS)(DV)(P)
For modern subs, I'll take the Kursk class. Think of all the titanium I can sell to the scrap dealer.
Yep yep. Know the site well. Also SubVets. I won't say I'm overly active on either but I check in at least once a month. That way I find my shipmates who recently went on eternal patrol.forgot to tell you pal they offered me subs in Nam but i delcined.
here's the Chopper website:[URL="http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08342.htm"]link[/URL]
In the war on terrorism, the sub is in more demand than ever! Following ships possibly carrying nuclear materials or contra-bands of different forms. A rogue nation threatens its US friendly neighbor and threatens to drop mines to prevent the US fleet from approaching their shores. Subs go in and find out if indeed there is a minefield and if so, where they are located.I think the heyday of Submarines is past. at least in the war against terrorism. However there's nothing like a few FBM boats scattered around the various oceans to act as a deterent & attack boats make good SpecOps platforms.
Again I would vote for the LA Class because, it had a far greater impact on the Cold War plus the total number of subs built (I think something like) sixty-two or more were built. Serving from 1977 and still forms the bulk of the US submarine fleet. Even "if" the Sea Wolf and the Virginia Classes had been built in the numbers originally intended, the "688's" would still form the bulk of the US submarine service. There are forty-four that are current in service, twenty-three of them are the "688Is".From the SSBN's i'd say Ohio is definitely the best. As for the SSN's, it's difficult for me to chose between type 971 "Akula" and American Los Angeles class.
In a conflict such as NATO versus the WP, American re-enforcements would come by convoy just like WW-2. Russia needs submarines for defense, to insure that no foreign navy (ie. -the USN) does not use the seas to take advantage of the Russian Army! (Much like the USN using its amphibious capability to help break the stalemate in Italy during WW-2 by landings troops at Anzio.)Well, i wouldn't say it's correct to compare the number of subs here, because for the United States the Navy was and still is more important than for Russia/Soviet Union. If it was something like we are to drive in as much nuclear subs as possible into North Atlantic, while you are to prevent us from doing so, it became obvious that we didn't need and still don't need that large fleet as you did and still do.
The noise levels are something that has been and will be debated. Some measure noise at a distance of one meter, others some otherI'd like to remind you that Akula is slightly quiter than Los Angeles, it was quiter than any sub of its time. It was the first submarine that could pass by the SOSUS line.
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