Skipjack class submarine

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Skipjack class attack submarine
Class Overview
Class Type	Fast Attack Submarine
Class Name	Skipjack (a type of tuna)
Preceded By	Barbel-class attack submarine
Succeeded By	USS Triton USS Halibut Thresher/Permit-class attack submarine
Ships of the Class:	See the table below for a list of ships of the Skipjack class

The Skipjack class of United States Navy nuclear attack submarine was the replacement for the Skate class. A new design from the keel up, they were the first submarines to use a nuclear reactor in an Albacore hull: a round hull with a single shaft. Placement of the bow planes on the sail greatly reduced flow noise at the bow-mounted sonar. Deep-diving and high speed capabilities were the result of HY-80 construction and the new S5W reactor.

The Skipjacks were the fastest submarines in the United States Navy until the Los Angeles class was launched.

[edit] Characteristics

• Length: 251 feet 8 inches (76.74m)
• Beam: 31 feet 6 inches (9.63m)
• Draft: 28 feet (8.53m)
• Displacement: 3075 tons surfaced, 3500 tons submerged
• Complement: 85 officers and men
• Armament: six 21-inch bow torpedo tubes
• Powerplant: one S5W reactor
• Speed: 15 knots (27.75 km/h) surfaced, 29 knots submerged (53.65 km/h)
• Depth: 700 feet

Skipjack-class submarine

Skipjack | Scamp | Scorpion | Sculpin | Shark | Snook

List of submarines of the United States Navy List of submarine classes of the United States Navy