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Intercept/Attack Submarine Specifications: Westland-Globex Naval Systems

Grand Plutocracy
09-02-2006, 15:03
Westland-Globex Naval Systems


Orders for I/A submarines can be placed at the WGNS mainpage (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10385242#post10385242)


Intercept/Attack submarines have been designed to conduct a number of operations, including:

Intercepting enemy submarines (either ballistic or conventional);
Intelligence gathering along coastlines;
Protecting Carrier forces;
Attacking enemy vessels.


WGNS Dockyards currently construct the following types:

Virginia Class

Construction: Westland-Globex Dockyards
Propulsion: One (1) S9G nuclear reactor, one (1) shaft
Length: 114.8m/377ft
Beam: 10.4m/34ft
Displacement: 7,800 surfaced/7,925 submerged
Speed: 25+knts
Crew: 14 Officers, 120 Enlisted
Armament: Tomahawk missiles, twelve VLS tubes, MK-48 ADCAP torpedoes, four torpedo tubes
Sensors: Spherical active/passive arrays
Light Weight Wide Aperture Arrays
TB-16, TB-29, and future towed arrays
High-frequency chin and sail arrays
Price: US$955m
Photo: Ship Plan (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/nssn_charact.jpg) and at sea (http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=21515)

Seawolf Class

Construction: Westland-Globex Dockyards
Propulsion: One (1) S6W nuclear reactor, one (1) shaft
Length: 138.07m/453ft
Beam: 12.2m/40ft
Displacement: 12,158 tons (12,353 metric tons) submerged
Speed: 25+knts
Crew: 14 Officer, 126 Enlisted
Armament: Tomahawk missiles, MK-48 torpedoes, eight torpedo tubes
Price: US$925m
Photo: Seawolf Class at sea (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/seawolf2.jpg)

Los Angeles Class

Construction: Westland-Globex Dockyards
Propulsion: One (1) S6W nuclear reactor, one (1) shaft
Length: 109.73m/360ft
Beam: 10.06m/33ft
Displacement: Approximately 6,900 tons (7011 metric tons) submerged
Speed: 20+knts
Crew: 13 Officers, 121 Enlisted
Armament: Tomahawk missiles, VLS tubes , MK-48 torpedoes, 4 torpedo tubes
Price: US$850m
Photo: At sea (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ssn-767-p01.jpg) and diving (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ssn-770-p01.jpg)

Trafalgar Class

Propulsion: one (1) nuclear reactor, one (1) shaft
Length: 85.4m
Beam: 9.8
Displacement: 5,200 tonnes dived
Speed: 23knts
Crew: 130
Armament: 5 tubes capable of firing: Spearfish Torpedoes RN Sub Harpoon Missiles Tomahawk Missiles
Sensors: Sonar including Bow, Flank, Active Intercept and Towed Arrays Attack and Search Periscopes Collision avoidance radar Electronic warfare equipment
Price: US$500m
Photo: at sea (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/astute/astute2.html)
Notes: can circumnavigate the globe submerged.