Triton Nuclear Radar Picket/Attack Submarine

Holland Submarine


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Name Builder LD LCH COM
Holland Crescent Shipyard,Elizabethport, NJ Nov./1886 May.17/1897 Oct.12/00

ex Holland VI
purchased by USN Apr.18/00
became training ship 1900
battery explosion Aug./1902
DECOM Nov.21/10
scrapped


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Dimensions

Length(O/A) 53.8'
Beam (Width) 10.7'


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Displacement

Surface Normal 64 tons
Submerged 74 tons


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Propulsion

Engine 45 hp gasoline
Electric 60 lead-acid cells
Shafts 1
3 blade screw
2 rudders
Diving Depth ca. 30'-100'
Surface Speed 8 knts
Submerged Battery 4 knts


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Armament

Torpedoes 1 x 18" centerline tube
w/ 1 Whitehead torpedo
Guns 2 x 8" Zalinski dynamite gun (one forward one aft)
aft removed before purchase by USN


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Complement

Usual 1 officer
6 enlisted

Plunger 'A type' Class Submarines


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Name Builder LD LCH COM
STB.2 Plunger Crescent Shipyard,Elizabethport, NJ May.2/01 Feb.1/02 Sep.19/03

DECOM Nov.3/05
RECOM Feb.23/07
renamed A.1 Nov.17/11
DECOM Dec.12/19
stricken Feb.24/20
renamed SS.2 Jul.17/20
sold for scrap Jan.26/22

Name Builder LD LCH COM
STB.3 Adder Crescent Shipyard,Elizabethport, NJ Oct.3/00 Jul.22/01 Jan.12/03

DECOM Jul.26/09
RECOM Feb.10/10
renamed A.2 Nov.17/11
DECOM Dec.12/19
not assigned SS designation
stricken Jan.16/19 and used as target

Name Builder LD LCH COM
STB.4 Grampus Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA Dec.10/00 Jul.31/02 May.28/03

DECOM Nov.28/06
RECOM Jun.13/08
renamed A.3 Nov.17/11
DECOM Jun.28/12
RECOM Apr.17/15
renamed SS.4 Jul.17/20
stricken Jul.25/21 and used as target

Name Builder LD LCH COM
STB.5 Moccasin Crescent Shipyard,Elizabethport, NJ Nov.8/00 Aug.20/01 Jan.17/03

DECOM Jun.15/04
RECOM Feb.10/10
renamed A.4 Nov.17/11
DECOM Dec.12/19
renamed SS.5 Jul.17/20
stricken Jan.16/22 and used as target

Name Builder LD LCH COM
STB.6 Pike Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA Dec.10/00 Jan.14/03 May.28/03

DECOM Nov.28/06
RECOM Jun.8/08
renamed A.5 Nov.17/11
DECOM Jun.28/12
RECOM Apr.17/15
DECOM Jul.25/21
renamed SS.6 Jul.17/20
stricken Jan.16/22 and used as target

Name Builder LD LCH COM
STB.7 Porpoise Crescent Shipyard,Elizabethport, NJ Nov.13/00 Sep.23/01 Sep.19/03

DECOM Apr.12/08
RECOM Nov.20/08
renamed A.6 Nov.17/11
DECOM Dec.12/19
renamed SS.7 Jul.17/20
stricken Jan.16/22 and used as target

Name Builder LD LCH COM
STB.8 Shark Crescent Shipyard,Elizabethport, NJ Jan.11/01 Oct.19/01 Sep.19/03

DECOM Apr.21/08
RECOM Aug.14/09
renamed A.7 Nov.17/11
DECOM Dec.12/19
renamed SS.8 Jul.17/20
stricken Jan.16/22 and used as target


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Dimensions

Length(O/A) 63.8'
Beam (Width) 11.7'


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Displacement

Surface Normal 107 tons
Submerged 123 tons


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Propulsion

Engine gasoline
Electric 60 lead-acid cells
Shafts 1
3 blade screw
2 rudders
Diving Depth ca. 150'
Surface Speed 8.5 knts
Submerged Battery 7.2 knts


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Armament

Torpedoes 1 x 18" centerline tube
w/ 1 Whitehead torpedo


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Complement

Usual 1 officer
10 enlisted

Tang Class Attack Submarines


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Name Builder LD LCH COM
SS.563 Tang  Portsmouth Navy Yard,Portsmouth,New Hampshire Apr.18/49 Jun.16/51 Oct.25/51

DECOM Feb.8/80
leased to Turkey ./80
stricken Aug.6/87
sold to Turkey Aug.6/87
renamed S343 Piri Reis
still in service

Name Builder LD LCH COM
SS.564 Trigger General Dynamics (Electric Boat Division) Groton, Connecticut Feb.24/49 Jun.14/51 Mar.31/52

DECOM Feb.20/74
stricken Jul.10/73
sold to Italy Jul.10/73
renamed S515 Livio Piomarta
DECOM
scrapped

Name Builder LD LCH COM
SS.565 Wahoo Portsmouth Navy Yard,Portsmouth,New Hampshire Oct.24/49 Oct.16/51 May.30/52

DECOM Mar.31/80
stricken Jul.15/83
sold for scrap Nov.1/84

Name Builder LD LCH COM
SS.566 Trout General Dynamics (Electric Boat Division) Groton, Connecticut Dec.1/49 Aug.21/51 Jun.27/52

DECOM Dec.19/78
stricken Dec.19/78
sold to Naval Undersea Warfare Center ./92

Name Builder LD LCH COM
SS.567 Gudgeon Portsmouth Navy Yard,Portsmouth,New Hampshire May.20/50 Jun.11/52 Nov.21/52

DECOM Jan.31/82
leased to Turkey ./83
stricken Aug.6/87
sold to Turkey Aug.6/87
renamed S342 Hizir Reis
still in service

Name Builder LD LCH COM
SS.568 Harder General Dynamics (Electric Boat Division) Groton, Connecticut Jun.30/50 Dec.3/51 Aug.10/52

DECOM Jan.31/73
stricken Feb.20/74
sold to Italy Feb.1/74
renamed S516 Romeo Romei
DECOM
scrapped


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Dimensions

Length(O/A) 267.9' (first four)
277' after Fairbanks-Morse engines installed ./57-./58
277' (design last two)
15' section installed on 563, 565, 567,568 for PUFFS
Beam (Width) 27.3'
Draft (Height) 18.5'


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Displacement

Surface Normal 2,050 tons
Submerged 2,700 tons


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Propulsion

Turbines 3 turbines  
Diesels GE 16-338 "Pancake"
replaced 1957-58 by
# Fairbanks-Morse 38d(8 1/8)x10 diesel engines.
Horsepower 1090 (design continuous)
2850 after engine replacement
Shafts 2 shafts
Endurance 10,000 NM @ 10 knts
43 hours @ 3 knts submerged
Surface Speed 15 knts
Submerged Battery 17.5 knts for one hour
Diving Depth 700' +


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Armament

ASW 6 x 21" tubes bow mounted
2 x 21" short aft


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Radars

Surface Search AN/WQC-2
Navigation AN/BQA-8
Fire Control AN/BQA-B & MK-19 Computer
Sonars AN/BQG-4 Active sonar & Passive sonar
AN/BQG-4 PUFFS passive sonar


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Complement

Officers 8
Crew 75
Design 83

Nautilus Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
SSN571 Nautilus E 14th June 1952 21st January 1954 30th September 1954




Builders:
E : Electric Boat, Groton, United States

Dimensions:
319' 4" x 27' 6" x 22' / 97.35m x 8.41m x 6.70m

Displacement:
3764 tons surfaced / 4040 tons dived

Complement:
111

Armament:
6 x 21" bow torpedo tubes

Up to 24 torpedoes could be carried.

Powerplant:
One S2W PWR reactor with two steam turbines providing a total of 15000shp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 20kts surfaced and 22.5kts submerged.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
N/A

Sonar:
BQS-4 active bow mounted
BQR-2C passive bow mounted.

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous:

History & Modifications



Nautilus:
On 17th January 1955, Nautilus moved under her own power for the first time, sending the famous signal 'Underway on nuclear power'. On 23rd July she left Pearl Harbour on what was then a top secret mission, Operation Sunshine, a journey to the North Pole under the ice. She arrived on 3rd August 1958, although the thickness of ice prevented her communicating her achievement to the world for another 2 days.

Her first refuelling took placein 1957, after some 62500NM, the second refuelling in 1959 after a further 91300NM, and the third and final refuelling in 1964 after another 150000NM.

She was decommissioned on 30th March 1980 and has been preserved as a museum at New London, Connecticut.

Seawolf Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
SSN575 Seawolf E 7th August 1953 21st July 1955 30th March 1957




Builders:
E : Electric Boat, Groton, United States

Dimensions:
337' 5" x 27' 8" x 22' / 102.87m x 8.47m x 6.70m

Displacement:
3741 tons surfaced / 4297 tons dived

Complement:
101

Armament:
6 x 21" bow torpedo tubes

Up to 24 torpedoes could be carried.

Powerplant:
One S2G liquid sodium reactor with two steam turbines providing a total of 15000shp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 19kts surfaced and 20kts submerged.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
N/A

Sonar:
BQS-4 active bow mounted
BQR-2C passive bow mounted.

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous:
History & Modifications



Seawolf:
Seawolf had her reactor replaced by a S2Wa PWR between December 1958 and September 1960 at Groton. She was decommissioned on 30th March 1987 and scrapping was complete on 30th September 1997.

Skate Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
SSN583 Sargo M 21st February 1956 10th October 1957 10th October 1958
SSN584 Seadragon P 20th June 1956 16th August 1958 5th December 1959
SSN578 Skate E 21st July 1955 16th May 1957 23rd December 1957
SSN579 Swordfish P 25th January 1956 27th August 1957 15th September 1958




Builders:
E : Electric Boat, Groton, United States
M : Mare Island Naval Yard, Vallejo, United States
P : Portsmouth Naval Yard, Kittery, United States

Dimensions:
267' 7" x 25' x 21' 3" / 81.50m x 7.60m x 6.50m

Displacement:
2250 tons surfaced / 2850 tons dived

Complement:
84

Armament:
4 x 21" bow torpedo tubes
2 x 21" stern torpedo tubes

Powerplant:
One S5W PWR reactor with two steam turbines providing a total of 15000shp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 18kts surfaced and 22kts submerged.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
N/A

Sonar:
BQS-4 active bow mounted
BQR-2C passive bow mounted.

Other:
Mk88 torpedo fire control

Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth is 700'.
History & Modifications



Sargo:
Between late 1962 and mid 1963, Sargo was refuelled at Pearl Harbour. In February 1966 she was refitted, again at Pearl Harbour, and was refuelled for a second time. The refit was completed by April 1968.

Sargo decommissioned on 26th February 1988 and scrapping was complete by 5th April 1995.

Seadragon:
Seadragon decommissioned on 12th June 1984 and scrapping was complete by 18th September 1995.

Skate:
Skate was the second submarine to arrive at the North Pole, in August 1958. In January 1961 she arrived at Electric Boat to have her reactor refuelled. In April 1965 she was again refuelled, this time at Norfolk Navy Yard.

She was decommissioned on 12th September 1986 and scrapping was complete by 6th March 1995.

Swordfish:
On 1st November 1965, Swordfish arrived at San Francisco Navy yard for her first refuelling. She was decommissioned on 2nd June 1989 and scrapping was complete by 11th September 1995.

Skipjack Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
SSN588 Scamp M 23rd January 1959 8th October 1960 5th June 1961
SSN589 Scorpion E 20th August 1958 19th December 1959 29th July 1960
SSN590 Sculpin I 3rd February 1958 31st March 1960 1st June 1961
SSN591 Shark N 24th February 1958 16th March 1960 9th February 1961
SSN585 Skipjack E 29th May 1956 26th May 1958 15th April 1959
SSN592 Snook I 7th April 1958 31st October 1960 24th October 1961




Builders:
E : Electric Boat, Groton, United States
I : Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, United States
M : Mare Island Naval Yard, Vallejo, United States
N : Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, United States

Dimensions:
251' 8" x 31' 6" x 28' / 76.74m x 9.63m x 8.53m

Displacement:
3075 tons surfaced / 3500 tons dived

Complement:
85

Armament:
6 x 21" Mk59 bow torpedo tubes

Mk14/16, Mk37 or Mk45 ASTOR torpedoes could be carried.

Powerplant:
One S5W PWR reactor with two steam turbines providing a total of 15000shp on two shafts. Maximum speed was 15kts surfaced and 30kts submerged.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
BPS-12 surface search

Sonar:
BQS-4 active bow mounted
BQR-2C passive bow mounted.

Other:
Mk113 torpedo fire control

Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth is 700'.
History & Modifications



All boats:
All boats had the Mk45 ASTOR torpedoes removed by the early 1970s. By the late 1970, the Mk14 and Mk37 torpedoes had been replaced by the Mk48 and the Mk113 fire control system replaced by the Mk117.

Scamp:
Scamp decommissioned on 28th April 1998 and scrapping was complete by 9th September 1994.

Scorpion:
Scorpion was lost in the Atlantic on 22nd May 1968. Her last report on 21st May gave her position as 50NM south of the Azores. But as no communication was expected from the submarine, it was not realized she was missing for another 6 days. A search was launched, but it was not until October that the research vessel Mizar discovered the wreck in some 10000' of water, about 400NM southwest of the Azores.

The cause of the disaster has never been published, if it is known. One popular suggestion is that one of her torpedoes exploded on board.

Sculpin:
Sculpin decommissioned on 3rd August 1990 and scrapping at Puget Sound was completed by late 1999.

Shark:
Shark decommissioned on 15th December 1989 and scrapping was complete by 28th June 1996.

Skipjack:
Skipjack decommissioned on 19th April 1990 and scrapping was complete by 17th March 1996.

Snook:
Snook decommissioned on 8th October 1986 and scrapping was complete by 1st October 1996.

Thresher Class



Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
SSN596 Barb I 9th November 1959 12th February 1962 24th August 1963
SSN607 Dace I 6th June 1960 18th August 1962 4th April 1964
SSN613 Flasher E 14th April 1961 22nd June 1963 22nd July 1966
SSN615 Gato E 15th December 1961 4th April 1964 25th January 1968
SSN614 Greenling E 15th August 1961 4th April 1964 3rd November 1967
SSN612 Guardfish N 13th February 1961 15th May 1965 20th December 1966
SSN604 Haddo N 9th September 1960 18th August 1962 16th December 1964
SSN621 Haddock I 24th April 1961 21st May 1966 22nd December 1967
SSN605 Jack P 16th September 1960 24th April 1963 31st March 1967
SSN594 Permit M 16th July 1959 1st July 1961 29th May 1962
SSN595 Plunger M 2nd March 1960 9th December 1961 21st November1962
SSN603 Pollock N 14th April 1960 17th March 1962 26th May 1964
SSN593 Thresher P 28th May 1958 9th July 1960 3rd August 1961
SSN606 Tinosa P 24th November 1959 9th December 1961 17th November1964




Builders:
E : Electric Boat, Groton, United States
I : Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, United States
M : Mare Island Naval Yard, Vallejo, United States
N : New York Shipbuilding, New York, United States
P : Portsmouth Naval Yard, Kittery, United States

Dimensions:
Flasher, Greenling & Gato:-
293' 6" x 31' 8" x 29' / 89.50m x 9.70m x 8.80m

Jack:-
297' 4" x 31' 8" x 29' / 90.64m x 9.70m x 8.80m

All others:-
278' 6" x 31' 8" x 29' / 84.90m x 9.70m x 8.80m

Displacement:
Flasher, Greenling & Gato:-
3800 tons surfaced / 4600 tons dived

Jack:-
4000 tons surfaced / 4500 tons dived

All others:-
3750 tons surfaced / 4300 tons dived

Complement:
106

Armament:
4 x 21" Mk63 amidships torpedo tubes

Up to 22 weapons could be carried. Torpedoes were Mk16/16, Mk37 or Mk45 ASTOR and one SUBROC ASM could be carried per torpedo space.

Powerplant:
One S5W PWR reactor with two Westinghouse steam turbines providing a total of 15000shp on one shaft. Maximum speed was 20kts surfaced and 27kts submerged.

Jack was fitted with two contrarotating propellers on a single shaft.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
BPS-15 surface search

Sonar:
BQQ-2 suite
BQS-6 active bow mounted
BQR-7 passive conformal array

Other:
Mk113 torpedo fire control

Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth is 1200' and crush depth is 1950'.
History & Modifications



All boats:
All surviving boats had all marks of torpedo replaced by the dual purpose Mk48 ADCAP model in the 1970s. From 1976 all were fitted with the Mk117 fire control system in place of the Mk113 to enable them to fire SubHarpoon missiles, of which four can be carried.

Barb:
Barb was at first named Pollack, then renamed Plunger, and again renamed before launching. She was decommissioned on 20th December 1989. Scrapping was completed at Puget Sound by 14th March 1996.

Dace:
Dace was decommissioned on 2nd December 1988. Scrapping was completed at Puget Sound by 17th January 1997.

Flasher:
Flasher was modified in the same manner as Greenling after the loss of the Thresher. She was decommissioned on 26th May 1992. Scrapping was completed at Puget Sound by 11th May 1994.

Gato:
Gato was modified in the same manner as Greenling after the loss of the Thresher. She was decommissioned on 1st October 1995. Scrapping was completed at Puget Sound by 25th April 1996.

Greenling:
Greenling laid down as a standard Thresher class boat. After the loss of the nameship, and while she was still under construction, she was towed to Electric Boat on 29th April 1964 to begin modifications under the SUBSAFE program, which involved lengthening the boat for new safety equipment.

In May 1968 Greenling was involved in the hunt for the lost Scorpion. She was refitted at Ingalls between February 1971 and March 1972. She was decommissioned on 18th April 1994. 1997

Guardfish:
Guardfish was decommissioned on 2nd February 1992 and arrived at Puget Sound for scrapping on 9th July 1992.

Haddo:
Haddo was decommissioned on 12th June 1991 and arrived for scrapping at Puget Sound on 20th June 1992.

Haddock:
Haddock was refitted between 1971 and 1972, and again between 1977 and 1978. She was decommissioned on 7th April 1993.

Jack:
Jacks contrarotating propellers proved successful, but the extra expense and complexity were considered to outweigh the advantages, and a single propeller replaced them during refits. She was decommissioned on 7th July 1990.

Permit:
On 28th March 1963 Permit was the first submarine to fire the SUBROC AS missile. She was decommissioned on 18th July 1991.

Plunger:
Plunger was originally to have been named Pollock. She was decommissioned on 3rd January 1990.

Pollock:
Pollock was decommissioned on 1st March 1989.

Thresher:
Thresher was lost with all hands on 10th April 1963 some 200NM east of Boston. She was conducting deep diving trials with 17 civilian technicians on board, and was accompanied by ASR-20 Skylark. Communication by underwater telephone was lost and the Skylarks communications crew described hearing a noise 'like air rushing into an air tank' followed by silence.

The wreck was eventually located in some 8500' of water, split into 6 major sections. It seems that a seawater pipe fractured, tripping a circuit breaker panel. The reactor shut down automatically, and could not be restarted before the boat sank too deep and part of the aft hull collapsed.

Tinosa:
Tinosa was decommissioned on 15th January 1992.