A Seawolf-class sub could easily go from secretly tapping undersea communications cables to popping through the Arctic ice to keep an eye on the pesky Russians, who have been angling to dominate ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: The Seawolf-class submarine, the pinnacle of U.S. naval stealth and surveillance technology, remains an unfulfilled potential due to limited production.

The reason there are so few of these lethal submarines is their high cost per unit. Back in the 1990s, the Seawolf class accounted for about 25% of the U.S. Navy’s entire construction budget. Of ...

In 2001, the U.S. Navy's Seawolf-class USS Connecticut submarine struck an unknown object and had to limp to Guam for repairs. Just what happened?

Meanwhile, the United States made one very brief foray into the world of liquid-metal cooled reactors with the USS Seawolf (SSN-575) in the 1950s, but U.S. Navy quickly abandoned the troublesome ...

The 353-foot Seawolf-class–unless it's the USS Jimmy Carter, which is 453-feet long– can travel as fast as 25 knots underwater. It has a single Westinghouse S6W nuclear reactor that drives two ...

May 30, 2003 — -- A U.S. nuclear submarine has taken on some unusual damage during maneuvers. As the new Seawolf class sub USS Connecticut surfaced in the ice pack between the North Pole and ...

The cancellation of the SSN-21 Seawolf program in 1992 was a rational choice in this context, but it led to a long hiatus in submarine construction. As a result, a decision that was reasonable in the ...

Nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Seawolf transits the Pacific Ocean on June 22, 2021. The Seawolf arrived in Japan on Friday. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Olympia O. McCoy/U.S. Navy ...

The first U.S.S. Seawolf, which sank 18 Japanese ships before it went down in World War II,* was one of the most famed boats in the U.S. Navy's submarine service. Last week, at Groton, Conn., ...

Seawolf-class submarines could be at risk of detection with latest tech. Equipped with advanced sensors, this submarine class is exceptionally quiet, fast, and well-armed.