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Images of War - United States Navy Submarines 1900-2019

By: Pen & Sword Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Pen & Sword Books Ltd.)

Last Stocked on 10/12/2023

Product Info

Title
Images of War - United States Navy Submarines 1900-2019
Publisher
Category
Author
Michael Green
Publish Year
2019
Pages
234
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.5"
NKG Part #
2148074452
Type
Softcover

Description

In 1900, the US Navy took its first submarine, the Holland VI, in to service. With a single torpedo tube, it had a crew of six, weighed 82 tons and travelled submerged at 6.2mph at a depth of up to 75 feet. Contrast this to the 18 Ohio Class nuclear-powered submarines which entered service in 1981. Weighing 21,000 tons with a crew of 155, its underwater speed is estimated at 30mph at a depth of some 1,000 feet. It carries nuclear warhead ballistic missiles with a range of 4,600 miles.