snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net (Craig) wrote in :
even though only 3 subs are gonna be built, I read that they will
>followed by the Virginia class sub.
>pics of that class?
>if we cut the Seawolf down to three for whatever reason, why are they
>making another class after it so soon?
IIRC the Seawolf was going to be too expensive, and the Virginia-class is supposed to have most of Seawolf's capabilities at a lower price.
"Craig" a formulé la demande :
Yes : Revell (all new kit, really great) typ VIIC, 1/72 scale, 1 meter long.
No. The two kits available are the Combat Subs (Pitroad) Seawolf and the new Yankee Modelworks Seawolf (NOTE: Yankee Modelworks now has all the former Blue Water Navy molds, now that BWN has folded). The latter kit has a very nice pumpjet assembly.
The first ship, the USS Virginia (SSN-774) was recently moved out of the construction shed at EB in Groton, CT. Photo is here:
Seawolf was designed for operations during the Cold War. Originally, there were to be 29 Seawolves. These were specifically made in response to the Soviet Akula and Sierra class submarines. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the cost of the Seawolf, the Navy designed the NSSN, which became the Virginia class. The Virginia is longer (377 vs 352 ft) and narrower (33 vs. 42 ft) than the Seawolf, thus departing from the ideal hydrodynamic form. It has a pumpjet and a considerable amount of automation. It reportedly is slower and has less diving depth than the Seawolf class. It also has 4 torpedo tubes and a VLS vs the Seawolf 8 tubes (but no VLS). The Third Seawolf submarine, the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is being modified with an additional 100 foot insert plug for....er....."Special Projects".
Tom Dougherty ( snipped-for-privacy@aol.com)
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