Seawolf-Class Sub Jimmy Carter Has Done Secret Missions for 17 Years
USS Jimmy Carter is one of only three Seawolf-class subs, but even among that small group it's unique.
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USS Jimmy Carter is one of only three Seawolf-class subs, but even among that small group it's unique.
Although the stealthy and heavily armed Seawolf allows it to dodge sonar, it cannot avoid its hefty price tag.
U.S. Navy officials are already laying the groundwork for the next generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines.
US Navy Seawolf-class submarine USS Seawolf after an undersea-warfare exercise with US and Japanese ships in the Pacific, February 12, 2009. US
These submarines are excellent but costly. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Seawolf-class submarines were envisioned as the best submarines ever built. Designed to succeed the Los Angeles–class attack submarines and maintain America’s edge in the underwater domain, the class suffered from cost overruns and the collapse of the Soviet Union. While still some of the best submarines ever built, they were built at reduced numbers. In many respects, they are the F-22 of submarines: widely considered the world's best, but costs made wide their wide usage a major challenge. In the lat...