USS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: Report
The Navy says USS Connecticut would need to go back to its homeport in Washington State for more extensive repairs.
The Navy says USS Connecticut would need to go back to its homeport in Washington State for more extensive repairs.
The Navy had to pay additional maintenance costs to address the potential issues on an undisclosed number of submarines.
An official picture of USS Connecticut in Guam, where the Navy continues to assess the damage from its recent collision, has also emerged.
The Navy remains tight-lipped as to what the USS Connecticut hit in the South China Sea and the damage that was done.
USS Connecticut’s nuclear reactor was unaffected by the undersea accident, but the Navy won’t say what exactly the submarine hit.
The Navy’s future attack submarine will be more like the Seawolf class than the Virginia class, but it won’t come cheap.
Members of the submarine’s crew allege that they have been battling an infestation of the blood-sucking bugs for a year now.
After decades of naming attack submarines after cities and states, the Navy has announced it will name three boats after denizens of the deep.
The SSN(X) design will be wider than the present Virginia class, offering improved capabilities and increased stealthiness underwater.
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