New Virginia SSNs

JSLTIGER · 02-17-07, 10:52 PM

I gotta go Seawolf on this one...

geetrue · 02-18-07, 12:18 AM

I would take either one, but I want to take her for a spin first.

The Virginia is the first of a new class of attack submarine.

Home port is Groton, Conn my son was born in New London.
I and my family spent three years in Navy housing in Groton.
The Virginia is the best of the best ...

USS Virginia SSN-774
Length 377’
Beam 34’
Displacement 7,835 tons
4 21” tubes
12 vertical tubes
Tomahawk cruise missiles
Mk 48 advanced torpedo’s
Mk 60 captor mines advanced mobile mines
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle’s
132 officer’s and men

Artist rendition of what she might look like under water

Lurchi · 02-18-07, 01:12 AM

What always interested me while comparing the Seawolf with the Virginia:

Does anyone know why they went back to the armament concept of the 688(I), 4 Torpedo Tubes + VLS? Costs?

Takeda Shingen · 02-18-07, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurchi

What always interested me while comparing the Seawolf with the Virginia:

Does anyone know why they went back to the armament concept of the 688(I), 4 Torpedo Tubes + VLS? Costs?

This is an increase in available loaded ordnance at any given time. You can have anti-surface/anti-ship missiles loaded and ready to use while keeping your 533 mm tubes reserved for ADCAPs. It all comes down to the new requirements for military platforms engaging multiple targets simultaneously; no different than the F22.

View Poll Results: Which do you like more
Virginia SSN	15	53.57%
Seawolf SSN	13	46.43%
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02-17-07, 10:52 PM	#1
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I gotta go Seawolf on this one... __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

02-18-07, 12:18 AM	#2
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I would take either one, but I want to take her for a spin first. The Virginia is the first of a new class of attack submarine. Home port is Groton, Conn my son was born in New London. I and my family spent three years in Navy housing in Groton. The Virginia is the best of the best ... USS Virginia SSN-774 Length 377’ Beam 34’ Displacement 7,835 tons 4 21” tubes 12 vertical tubes Tomahawk cruise missiles Mk 48 advanced torpedo’s Mk 60 captor mines advanced mobile mines Unmanned Underwater Vehicle’s 132 officer’s and men Artist rendition of what she might look like under water __________________

02-18-07, 01:12 AM	#3
Lurchi Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany Posts: 181 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	What always interested me while comparing the Seawolf with the Virginia: Does anyone know why they went back to the armament concept of the 688(I), 4 Torpedo Tubes + VLS? Costs?