Seawolf related question

Ultraboy · 07-30-05, 01:38 AM

This may be off-topic, but I figure this is also the best place to ask, even though this may seem like a stupid question.

Why does the (new) Seawolf class designation start with SSN-21 and on to 22 and 23? Why didn't they start with SSN-774, then start the Virginia with 777? Furthermore, if anyone knows why they went out of sequence, where'd they get twenty-one from? Just something I've always wondered but never found out.

Also, I'd like to point out that if this were Star Trek, the USS Seawolf would be SSN-575-A or SSN-28-B or something like that.

Kapitan · 07-30-05, 01:48 AM

have no idea but i think this belongs in general topics there you might get a better result

Sea Demon · 07-30-05, 02:37 AM

They named it in an unconventional way. It was SSN-21...Nuclear Submarine for the 21st Century (hence 21). And SSN-22, 23 was logical to follow. The names Connecticut and Jimmy Carter were also unconventional names for U.S. SSN's.

Sea Demon

Ultraboy · 07-31-05, 02:27 PM

Hmm, never even considered that. :hmm:

Thanks for the reply!

07-30-05, 01:38 AM	#1
Ultraboy Gunner Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Mysterious Canadas Posts: 99 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Seawolf related question This may be off-topic, but I figure this is also the best place to ask, even though this may seem like a stupid question. Why does the (new) Seawolf class designation start with SSN-21 and on to 22 and 23? Why didn't they start with SSN-774, then start the Virginia with 777? Furthermore, if anyone knows why they went out of sequence, where'd they get twenty-one from? Just something I've always wondered but never found out. Also, I'd like to point out that if this were Star Trek, the USS Seawolf would be SSN-575-A or SSN-28-B or something like that.

07-30-05, 01:48 AM	#2
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07-30-05, 02:37 AM	#3
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	They named it in an unconventional way. It was SSN-21...Nuclear Submarine for the 21st Century (hence 21). And SSN-22, 23 was logical to follow. The names Connecticut and Jimmy Carter were also unconventional names for U.S. SSN's. Sea Demon

07-31-05, 02:27 PM	#4
Ultraboy Gunner Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Mysterious Canadas Posts: 99 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Hmm, never even considered that. :hmm: Thanks for the reply!