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Ballistic Submarine Specifications: Westland-Globex Naval Dockyards

Grand Plutocracy
08-02-2006, 22:29
Westland-Globex Naval Dockyards

Ballistic/Missile Submarine Specifications


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Trident SSBN/SSGN
This specification applies to the SSBN (ballistic) version:
Construction: WG Naval Dockyards
Propulsion: One (1) SG8 nuclear reactor, one shaft.
Length: 170.69m/560ft
Beam: 12.8m/42ft
Displacement: 16,764 tons (17,033.03 metric tons) surfaced; 18,750 tons (19,000.1 metric tons) submerged.
Speed: 20+ knots (23+ mph)/25knts submerged
Crew: 15 Officers, 140 Enlisted.
Armament: 24 tubes for Trident I and II; MK-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes
Sensors: BQQ-6 Bow mounted sonar, BQR-19 Navigation, BQS-13 Active sonar and TB-16 towed array
Price: US$4.9bn

This specificaton applies to the SSGN (guided missile) version:
As above, except:
Armament: Tomahawk missiles and MK 48 torpedoes through 4 torpedo tubes
Price: US$4.4bn


Polaris Class
Construction: WG Naval Dockyards
Propulsion: One (1) S5W nuclear reactor, one sharft
Length: 125.1m/410.4ft
Beam: 10.1m/33.1ft
Displacement: 7,900 tons, approx.
Speed: 15knts surfaced, 20knts submerged
Crew: 12 officers, 128 enlisted
Armament: 16 vertical missile tubes, 4 21" torpedo tubes.
Price: US$2.1bn


Lafayette Class
Construction: WG Naval Dockyards
Propulsion: One (1) S5W nuclear reactor, one sharft
Length: 129.6m/425ft
Beam: 10m/33ft
Displacement: 7,250 tons, approx.
Speed: 16knts surfaced, 25knts submerged
Crew: 12 officers, 130 enlisted
Armament: 16 vertical Poseidon missile tubes, 4 21" torpedo tubes (for Mk-48, MK-37 and MK-45 Nuclear torpedos.
Price: US$2bn


La Triomphant Class
Construction: WG Naval Dockyards
Propulsion: One (1) GWC PAR K15 nuclear reactor, one sharft
Length: 138.04m/452.9ft
Beam: 15m/49.21ft
Displacement: 12,640 tons, approx. surfaced, 14120 dived
Speed: 20knts surfaced, 25knts submerged
Crew: 110
Armament: four (4) 21" Bow Torpedo tubes, 16 M45 SLBM. Upto 12 L5 torpedoes can be carried. In addition, one SM39 Exocet SLCM can be carried per torpedo space
Sonar: DMUX-80 bow array, DSUV-23 towed array and Dassault I-band air/surface search
Price: US$2.3bn


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