Submarines - U.S. Navy Owner's & Operator's Manual 2004

All Hands, Jan, 2004

Length: 49 feet

Beam: 8 feet

Displacement: 38 tons

Speed: 4 knots

Maximum Depth: 5,000 feet

Sonar: Search and navigation

Crew: Two pilots, two rescue personnel and the capacity for 24 passengers

Ships:

DSRV Mystic DSRV Avalon

SUBMERSIBLE RESEARCH VEHICLES

NR-1, a nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine, is the first deep submergence vessel using nuclear power. NR-1's missions have included search, object recovery, geological survey, oceanographic research, and installation and maintenance of underwater equipment. NR-1 is generally towed to and from remote mission locations by an accompanying surface tender, which is also capable of conducting research in conjunction with the submarine.

Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, one turbo-alternator; Two motors (external), two propellers, four ducted thrusters (two horizontal, two vertical)

Length: 150 feet

Displacement: 400 tons

Diameter: 12 feet

Maximum Operating Depth: 2,375 feet

Crew: 2 officer, 3 enlisted, 2 scientists

Armament: None

Ships:

Submarine NR-1 (Nuclear)

* Under Construction

RESEARCH SUBMARINE

USS Dolphin (AGSS 555) is the Navy's only operational diesel electric, deep-diving research and development submarine. The submarine has amassed an impressive record of scientific and military accomplishments and now serves as a unit of the U.S. Naval Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, under Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5.

Features: Because she was designed as a test platform, Dolphin can be modified both internally and externally to allow installation of up to 12 tons of special research and test equipment. The submarine has internal and external mounting points, multiple electronic hull connectors, and up to 10 equipment racks for project use.

Power Plant: Diesel/Electric; Two GM 12-cylinder, 425 HP engines

Length: 165 feet

Displacement: 950 tons

Diameter: 18 feet

Operating Depth: 3,000 feet

Crew: 5 officer, 46 enlisted, and up to 5 scientists

Armament: None

Ship:

USS Dolphin (AGSS 555)

LARGE SCALE VEHICLE 2

LSV 2 Cutthroat, the world's largest unmanned autonomous submarine, will offer the capability to conduct a wide variety of studies, dramatically improving the acoustic and operational performance of future submarines. Cutthroat, a 205-ton, large scale submarine test vehicle, will be used to affordably explore and test emerging technologies and to conduct physics-based experiments. Specific emphasis will be on stealth, hydrodynamics, hydro-acoustics and propulsion designs to permit technology insertion into current and future submarines.

Propulsion: Electric drive (3,000 shaft horsepower (shp) plant coupled with electric motor controller, expandable to 6,000 shp with additional motor controlled modules).

Length: 111 feet

Diameter: 10 feet

Weight: 205 tons

Armament: None

Crew: None

Ships:

Cutthroat (LSV 2)

Source: Navy Fact File