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Submarines
The Steely-Eyed Killers of the
Deep
Life Undersea
The Legacy of the Submariner
 Submarine Missions
 Selection Process
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Naval Submarines
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History
– 1770’s the Turtle
– Civil War - Nautilus and the Hunley
Naval Submarines
– 12 Oct 1900: USS Holland was
commissioned
– 17 Jan 1955: USS Nautilus first nuclear
submarine launched
Stealth
SUBMARINE CORE
COMPETENCIES
• Sail undetected through enemy controlled waters
Endurance
• Nuclear propulsion allows unlimited,unsupported worldwide operations
Agility
• Highly mobile, multimission warships ready for any contingency
Precision Firepower
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Strategic Ballistic Missiles
Land Attack Cruise Missiles
Heavyweight Anti-Surface and Anti-Submarine Torpedoes
Offensive Mines
Special Warfare Forces Insertion Ashore
Killers of the Deep
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Missions:
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ASW
ASUW
Strategic Deterrence
Mine warfare
Strike Warfare
Special Warfare
Intelligence gathering
Counter narcotics
Oceanography and research
SSN - Multiple Mission Platform
The Phases of Conflict
PEACE
Intelligence
Preparation of
the Battlefield
Pre-Hostilities
Conflict
Escalation
WAR
BG Ops/Forward Presence
Intelligence/Surveillance/Reconnaissance
Mine Reconnaissance
SOF Insertion
Precision Strike
Offensive Mining
Anti-Surface Ship Warfare
Anti-Submarine Warfare
BATTLEGROUP
OPERATIONS
TWO SSNs WITH EVERY CARRIER BATTLEGROUP
Naval Submarines
– 20 July 1960: First underwater SLBM
launch (Polaris missile)
STRATEGIC DETERRENCE
Submarines
• 54% Of Warheads
• 35% Of Strategic Personnel
• 100% Of Survivable
Warheads
TRIDENT SSBN Primacy in Strategic Deterrence
• 18 Dual-crew TRIDENTS
• Carries 50% of the nation’s strategic arsenal
•Cornerstone of the Strategic Triad
•Most Survivable Nuclear Deterrent
Platform
• Routine Cycle
•Blue & Gold crews prepare ship for sea
•Blue deploys (approx 10 weeks) Gold
takes R&R and trains ashore