Book Description
Reviews DOD analysis of Soviet submarine strength and its implications for U.S., focusing on funding levels for U.S. submarine development and construction. Classified material has been deleted.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee
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Page : 248 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Submarines (Ships)
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Reviews DOD analysis of Soviet submarine strength and its implications for U.S., focusing on funding levels for U.S. submarine development and construction. Classified material has been deleted.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Submarines (Ships)
ISBN :
Reviews DOD analysis of Soviet submarine strength and its implications for U.S., focusing on funding levels for U.S. submarine development and construction. Classified material has been deleted.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 18,81 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Nuclear submarines
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Submarines (Ships)
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Armed Services
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 22,88 MB
Release : 1968
Category :
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Author : James C. Goodall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 147285649X
A highly illustrated history of the US Navy's nuclear submarine program, from the postwar years to the 2020 Columbia-class SSBNs. James C. Goodall covers the origins, design and development of the US Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. This program was developed under the command of Hiram G. Rickover, the “Father of the Nuclear Navy” who oversaw the commissioning of the very first nuclear-powered attack submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) in 1952. This was a truly revolutionary design. Until the advent of nuclear power, the world's submarine fleets traveled on the surface at night to charge their batteries, and only dove below the surface when enemy ships or planes were spotted. With the development of the USS Nautilus, the US Navy now had the ability to stay submerged for not just hours or days, but to hide out of harm's way for weeks or months at a time This highly illustrated book covers all of the 220+ submarine hulls built and delivered to the US Navy from the USS Nautilus through to the Navy's newest class of submarine, the Columbia class SSBNs. The story of the Nuclear Navy from its origins up to the present day is told through more than 1,300 images from official and archive sources, as well as the author's own personal collection, some of which have never been published before.
Author : Terry Coleman
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781634832366
The U.S. Navy operates three types of submarines- nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), nuclear-powered cruise missile and special operations forces (SOF) submarines (SSGNs), and nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). This book provides background information and issues for Congress on the Virginia-class SSN program. The Navy's proposed FY2016 budget requests $5,340.1 million in procurement, advance procurement (AP), and Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) funding for the program. Decisions that Congress makes on procurement of Virginia-class boats could substantially affect U.S. Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base. Furthermore, this book provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Ohio replacement program (ORP), a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs. The Ohio replacement program is also known as the SSBN(X) program. The Navy wants to procure the first Ohio replacement boat in FY2021, with advance procurement (AP) funding starting in FY2017. The Navy has identified the Ohio replacement program as its top priority program.
Author : Lyle J Goldstein
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 19,41 MB
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1612511503
One of the key concerns of naval strategists and planners today is the nature of the Chinese geostrategic challenge. Conceding that no one can know for certain China s intentions in terms of future conflict, the editors of this hot-topic book argue that the trajectory of Chinese nuclear propulsion for submarines may be one of the best single indicators of China s ambitions of global military power. Nuclear submarines, with their unparalleled survivability, remain ideal platforms for persistent operations in far-flung sea areas and offer an efficient means for China to project power. This collection of essays presents the latest thinking of leading experts on the emergence of a modern nuclear submarine fleet in China. Each contribution is packed with authoritative data and cogent analysis. The book has been compiled by four professors and analysts at the U.S. Naval War College who are co-founders of the college s recently established China Maritime Studies Institute. Given the opaque nature of China s undersea warfare development, readers will benefit from this penetrating investigation that considers the potential impact of even the most revolutionary changes in Chinese nuclear submarine capabilities. The editors believe that to ignore such possibilities would be the height of strategic folly and represent inexcusable negligence in terms of U.S. national defense. Anyone who is interested in the future of the U.S. Navy and the defense of the United States will find this book to be essential reading.
Author : Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,70 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN :
The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) at a rate of one per year for the past several years, and a total of 11 boats have been procured through FY2009. This report discusses the Navy's proposed FY2010 budget, which requests $1,964.3 million in procurement funding to complete the procurement cost of a 12th Virginia-class boats.
Author : Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0786483008
For as long as an American naval force has existed, black sailors have served it with bravery, distinction, and little or no recognition. They have since earned praise for service in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, and more recently, they were integral to the development of the U.S. Submarine Service. Their roles limited by segregation, black submariners nonetheless were a key element of the "Silent Service" throughout World War II. With desegregation came expanded opportunities, and black submariners witnessed the birth and evolution of the nuclear-powered submarine, and some of the tensest moments of the Cold War. These men paved the way for those who followed--their contributions deserve recognition, and their stories deserve to be told. This exploration of the role of African American submariners chronicles their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward's Branch, to which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of becoming a steward and a submariner, and of life as a submariner during World War II. An account of black submariners in post-war service during desegregation, the development of the nuclear submarine, and throughout the Cold War follows. Oral histories of more than fifty black submariners who served in World War II and post-war form the heart of the book. Photographs of the men profiled, including wartime photographs, complement the text. Appendices outline the naval steward rating system, list all black submarine stewards serving in World War II, top stewards by number of war patrols, and those lost or killed during wartime service. Rear Admiral Melvin G. Williams, Jr., submarine fleet commander and son of one of the men profiled, provides a foreword.