Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines were developed in response to the advancing Soviet submarine technology during the Cold War. Designed as successors ...

For this reason, mishaps involving any of the Navy’s submarines are particularly gruesome. In 2009, a Los Angeles-class submarine collided with another American vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

These attributes enabled the submarines to maintain the pace of U.S. aircraft carriers and Soviet fast-attack submarines alike. Introducing the 688i Los Angeles-Class SSNs A total of 62 Los ...

"In time of conflict, that is where we replenish, repair and rearm," said Captain Neil Steinhagen, Commander of Guam's Submarine Squadron 15, which includes four Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered ...

The USS Olympia and USS Louisville, both Los Angeles class submarines, are scheduled to be dismantled in June 2020, Navy officials announced late last month. Starting then, both vessels will no ...

However, one of its main tactical advantages is that it can operate around 10 times more quietly than even the quietest Los Angeles-class submarines. Its silence makes the Seawolf capable of ...

The Seawolf class was originally intended to succeed the Los Angeles class, but production was canceled after only three submarines were produced. This restriction occurred due to budgeting ...

Virginia-class subs are fast-attack, missile-armed vessels designed for anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. The program has been underway for over two decades, and the U.S.