Attack Submarine

Equipped with MK48 heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles, fast-attack subs like the Virginia-class can rain terror on an adversary fleet.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Sixty-two Los Angeles–class submarines were built between 1976 and 1996. Not all of them served at once—some of the earliest subs were retired starting in...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Along with the two Queen Elizabeth–class aircraft carriers, the Astutes represent the core of the Royal Navy’s offensive capabilities. Since the commissioning of HMS Dreadnought in 1963,...

Here’s What You Need to Know: At 360 feet long and 6,927 tons submerged, the Los Angeles–class submarines were designed to be 20 percent longer and 50 percent larger by displacement...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Nautilus was originally conceived as a test-bed submarine to demonstrate that nuclear power was safe and effective, and as such was planned to be unarmed. Fortunately,...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite the early mishaps, the Astute-class is quite capable, and likely one of the quietest submarine classes ever built for the Royal Navy. As such,...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Yet, despite the formidable armament and capabilities, the Astute-class has been involved in several incidents that call into question their capabilities. While the United Kingdom’s...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The biggest threat to the Seawolf-class wasn’t the Soviet Navy, but rather the breakup of the Soviet Union. Without a foe to face the program...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Since the Astute-class are nuclear powered, they have virtually unlimited range. Endurance is limited only by crew requirements, namely food and water, which must be...

Key Point: The biggest threat to the Seawolf class wasn’t other submarines, but its enormous price tag. Designed to address the threat of Soviet ballistic missile submarines, and to replace the...

While the United Kingdom’s powerful Vanguard-class grabs a lot of attention, the smaller Astute-class is also nuclear powered—and the UK’s largest nuclear attack submarines.  Astute-class The Astute-class is the Royal...