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INS Arihant (SSBN 80) [10] (Sanskrit: Vanquisher of Enemies), designated S2 Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine, [11] is the lead ship of India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. [12] [13] The 6,000 tonne vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre in the port city ...
The American large SSBN was the Ohio class, also called the "Trident submarine", with the largest SSBN armament ever of 24 missiles, initially Trident I but built with much larger tubes for the Trident II (D-5) missile, which entered service in 1990. [24] [25] The entire class was converted to use Trident II by the early 2000s.
The submarine's K-15 missiles can reach most of Pakistan and its K-4 can target all of Pakistan. [43] The K-4 may also be capable of targeting Beijing, but would need to be in the northern most waters of Bay of Bengal. [43] Deployment of the Arihant to the Pacific Ocean is unlikely given the submarine's noise issues. [43]
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia: 40 years, 10 months and 23 days (in active service) [35] Ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) Henry M. Jackson (ex Rhode Island) SSBN-730: 6 June 1977: 19 November 1981: 15 October 1983: 11 September 1984: 6 October 1984 Proposed 2027 [36] Naval Base Kitsap, Washington: 40 years, 2 months and 28 days (in ...
USS Kamehameha, operating as a SEAL platform in her later years, was decommissioned on 2 April 2002, the last boat of the original "41 for Freedom" submarines in commission, and the oldest submarine in the US Navy. Almost 37 years old, she held the record for the longest service lifetime of any nuclear-powered submarine.
The first nuclear-powered attack submarine was the US Navy's USS Nautilus, operational from 1954. This was followed by the four submarines of the Skate class entering service in 1957. The Royal Navy's first nuclear fleet submarine was HMS Dreadnought which by using an American reactor entered service in 1963.
USS Alabama (SSBN-731) is the sixth Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, and the seventh United States vessel to be named for the state of Alabama. The boat's motto duplicates the state's motto, Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere ("We dare defend our rights").
Only nuclear submarine specifically designed as an ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) weapon (i.e., a SSKN). First submarine with torpedo tubes amidships. SSBN-598 George Washington: Lead boat of a class of 5. First nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine. SSBN-599 Patrick Henry: SSBN-600 Theodore Roosevelt: SSBN-601 Robert E. Lee: SSBN-602 ...