Although the Typhoon still exists (but is supposedly not on patrol at sea) Russia is building what is supposed to be the most high-tech sub to ever hit water. The Bornei Class...

She's not pretty, but she's BIG... Smaller than the Typoon, but still a big SOB.



We still have our Ohio (Boomer) and Los Angeles (Attack) along with a few Seawolf's (3, Attack) and Virginia (4, Attack). The Virginia is slated to replace the L.A. Class, but slowly, at a rate of 1 - 2 per year. Sea Wolf was supposed to be the best, but at a cost of $500M per ship over the Virginia, the Wolf was cancelled, and Virginia came to life with many off the shelf parts.

Just when you thought the Bear was broke and asleep...

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Wikipedia-

The Borei class (or Borey; Russian: Борей, named after Boreas) is a nuclear-powered ballistic missile-carrying submarine (SSBN) currently in development by Russia. It is intended to replace the Typhoon class in the Russian Navy.

Work on the first unit of the Borei class (officially designated Project 935) started in 1996. A new submarine-launched ballistic missile was developed in parallel, called the SS-N-28. However, the work on the SS-N-28 was abandoned, and a new missile called the SS-NX-30 Bulava was designed. The submarine needed to be redesigned to accommodate the new missile, and the project name was changed to Project 955.

The Borei is claimed to represent the state of the art in submarine design, incorporating characteristics that make it superior to any submarine currently in service, such as the ability to cruise silently and be less detectable to sonar. Costing some $2 billion USD, Borei is approximately 170 metres long, 10 metres in diameter, and has a maximum submerged speed of at least 25 knots. Smaller than the Typhoon class, the Borei was initially slated to carry the same number of missiles, 20, but has been forced to sacrifice 8 missiles due to the increase in mass of the 45 ton Bulava SCBM (a modified version of the new Topol-M ICBM) over the proposed SS-N-28. The boats following Yury Dolgoruky will be longer and will carry 16, rather than 12, Bulava missiles.[1]

As of late 2005 there are three Borei class submarines under construction. The first, named Yury Dolgoruky, is expected to enter service in 2006, the others are named Alexander Nevsky and Vladimir Monomakh. The planned contingent of 10 strategic submarines is expected to be commissioned within the next decade (5 "project 955" are planned for purchase to 2015 [2]).

Typhoon Class-


Seawolf-


Length: 353 ft (108 m)
Beam: 40 ft (12 m)
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h) dived, 20 knots (37 km/h) "silent", 25 knots "Tactical Speed"
Propulsion: S6W reactor manufactured by Westinghouse
Depth: 2000 ft (610 m)
Displacement: 9,137 tons dived, 7,460 tons surfaced





Virginia (Electric Boat)


Length: 377 ft (114.91 m)
Beam: 34 ft (10.36 m)
Payload: 40 weapons, special operations forces, unmanned undersea vehicles, Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS)
Propulsion: S9G reactor
Max. diving depth: greater than 800 ft (255 m)
Speed: 25+ knots
Displacement: 7,800 tons

 

that's pretty cool. I love that sort of stuff.

 

Old Reliable's...

Ohio Class: (No Prop on artist rendition)
Damn, the width/lenght of the conning tower seems tiny next to all that mass...



Builders: GD Electric Boat.
Power plant: One S8G nuclear reactor, one shaft
Length: 170.69 m (560 ft)
Beam: 12.8 m (42 ft)
Displacement: 17,033 metric tons surfaced; 19,000 metric tons submerged
Speed: 20 knot (37 km/h)
Diving Depth: greater than 800 ft

"The ships are purported to be as stealthy at 20 knots (their cruising speed) as previous subs were at a dead crawl of 6 knots, although exact information remains classified." (Wikipedia)


Los Angeles Class: (USS Greenville)
Isn't this the one that accidentally took out those Japanese tourists?





Builders: GD Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding
Displacement: 6,927 tons submerged
Length: 360 ft (110 m)
Beam: 33 ft (10 m)
Propulsion: S6G reactor
Speed: 25+ knots (46 km/h) submerged, some sources say 35+ knots (Classified)
Depth: greater than 800 ft (240 m)

 

Looks like those ruskies are planning to build a formidable weapon. Can they afford it?

The ship I served on:

 

I got on a submarine once... At Disney World. I think it went down 10-15 feet. It was cool.

 

There was a decommisioned Russian sub on display in Vancouver in the late 1980's. It was a tourist attraction, I went through it , small and cramped, it was a diesel/electric one, built in 1975. The galley was reheat canned food only and was about 4' by 4'. The sleeping bunks were shared in rotation.

Some of the history of this sub is that sit on the ocean bottem outside of Washington State and Vancouver Island and moniter ship movements.


Not a ship I would ever want to serve on.

 

Why would you say she's not pretty?

I say that's a pretty awesome piece of machinery.

Good read Hersh, thanks.


Depth: 2000 ft (610 m)
Displacement: 9,137 tons dived, 7,460 tons surfaced

 

I've been on the sub in Mobile, AL along with the USS AL. I think I was 7-8. I thought it was really cool since it seemed to be sized for me at the time. I wouldn't fit thru the hatches now.
I went on a navy cruise last year with a cousin (USS Ponce). It was very interesting......THE FOOD SUCKED. It all tasted the same. All in the experience though. Hats off to thoughs men

 

Are they tracked at all times or are they sneaky?

 

Cool, but there are no more Soviets. They are now just Russians.

One of my buddies earned his dolphins, this should intrest him.