IMPROVED LOS ANGELES CLASS (SSN 751-773)
U.S.A.
NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINES [SSN]
Crew Stations:
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Platform
Information :
The “backbone of the fleet”,
the 688(I) class sub is one of the quietest submarines in operation
today and is armed with state-of-the-art weaponry including Tomahawk
land attack missiles and Mk 48 Adcap torpedoes. Its hardened sail
and bow planes make it available for missions under the ice. 688(I)
class subs are available in sufficient numbers to ensure availability
for missions around the world.
Displacement:
SSN 751-770: 6,300 tons surf./7,147 tons sub.; SSN 771-773:
6,330 tons surf./7,177 tons sub.
Speed: 30+ kts. (sub.)
Dimensions: 109.73 x 10.06 x 9.75
TPK: 7
ARMAMENT:
12 Mk 36 vertical tubes for Tomahawk; 4/533-mm TT Mk 67 (amidships)
for Tomahawk missiles, Mk 48 and Mk 48 ADCAP torpedoes, etc.
(22 reloads + 2 additional emergency); SSN 756 and later: mining
capability
ELECTRONICS:
Radar: BPS-16(V) ARPA nav./surf.
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Sonar: BQQ-10 suite: spherical
bow active/passive array; TB-29(A) thin-line towed passive array;
TB-16 fat-line towed array; HF active bow and sail mine avoidance;
BQG-5A WAA lightweight wide-aperture passive flank array; WLY-1
acoustic intercept; Advanced Deployable System offboard sensor
on UAV; BQN-17 secure echo sounder; ACOMMS covert underwater
comms
EW: BLQ-10(V) intercept; 1 76.2-mm
reloadable decoy launcher; 14 152-mm external decoy launchers
MOTOR:
G.E. S6G pressurized-water reactor, 2 sets geared steam turbines;
1/7-bladed prop (pump-jet in SSN 773 and several others); 35,000
shp
DEPTH:
Maximum operating depth is 450 m (1476 ft)