SKIPJACK CLASS SUBMARINE

''Skipjack'' class attack submarine
Class Overview
Class Type	Fast Attack Submarine
Class Name	Skipjack (a type of tuna)
Preceded By	''Barbel''-class attack submarine
Succeeded By	USS ''Triton'' USS ''Halibut'' ''Thresher/Permit''-class attack submarine
Ships of the Class:	See the table below for a list of ships of the ''Skipjack'' class

The 'Skipjack class' of United States Navy nuclear attack submarine was the replacement for the ''Skate'' class. A new design from the keel up, they were the first submarines to use a nuclear reactor in an ''Albacore'' hull: a round hull with a single shaft. Placement of the bow planes on the sail greatly reduced flow noise at the bow-mounted sonar. Deep-diving and high speed capabilities were the result of HY-80 construction and the new S5W reactor.
The ''Skipjack''s were the fastest submarines in the United States Navy until the ''Los Angeles'' class was launched.

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Characteristics

Characteristics

★ Length: 251 feet 8 inches (76.74m)

★ Beam: 31 feet 6 inches (9.63m)

★ Draft: 28 feet (8.53m)

★ Displacement: 3075 tons surfaced, 3500 tons submerged

★ Complement: 85 officers and men

★ Armament: six 21-inch bow torpedo tubes

★ Powerplant: one S5W reactor

★ Speed: 15 knots (27.75 km/h) surfaced, 29 knots submerged (53.65 km/h)

★ Depth: 900 feet