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The Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarine was supposed to be the backbone of a new undersea fleet, a 29-boat answer to Soviet power that would dominate the deep for decades. Instead, the United ...

The U.S. Navy's fleet of submarines might be large, but it only has three Seawolf-class attack submarines: The USS Seawolf (SSN 21), the USS Connecticut (SSN 22), and the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23).

So what was Seawolf doing under the ice? Most likely simply training … for fighting under ice. For a submarine crew, going to the Arctic “gives us the opportunity to test our combat systems, our ...

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG), amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and fast attack submarine USS ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Seawolf-class attack submarines, conceived during the Reagan era’s military revolution, are among the most technologically advanced in the world. Initially ...

Technically, a submarine (as opposed to a submersible) is a water-going vessel that can sail, submerge, and surface under its own power, without the need for a "parent" ship for support. Almost ...

Ushering a new era of luxurious sustainability, prestigious Italian shipyard Rossinavi has launched the first-of-its-kind hybrid-electric catamaran Seawolf X, first teased as a concept in 2021. If the ...

While there are plenty of aerial drones that show us our surroundings from up in the air, there are far fewer remote-control devices that let us see what's lurking beneath the surface of the water.

In the January 1998 issue, Popular Mechanics boarded the U.S. Navy's newest (and deadliest) attack submarine, the USS Seawolf. After the Cold War, the U.S. pivoted away from these heavily armed ...

In his 32 years in the U.S. Navy, retired Master Chief Petty Officer John McMichael has overcome some difficult obstacles. But few of them, he said, compare to his latest challenge — salvaging two ...