US Nuclear Submarines by Jim Christley

Author:Jim Christley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack
ISBN: 9781780963426
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2011-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

Virginia Class

A search started in the early 1990s for how to keep the Seawolf Class capabilities yet have a less expensive submarine. The United States submarine force was up against several problems. Many, even in the naval community, saw no further use for a large number of submarines. The Sturgeon Class and early Los Angeles Class boats were reaching the end of their useful lives and hard choices had to be made whether to upgrade these boats in expensive yard overhauls or to decommission hem. The Navy chose the latter. The submarine force was dropping rapidly from a high of nearly 120 submarines toward a number nearer 50, a figure that included the 16 Ohio Class ballistic missile submarines. A new design was undertaken that resulted in a significant change in the way submarines in the US Navy were built and operated.

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