GREAT video series onboard the USS Toledo Los Angeles-class attack submarine

[Winston]

USS Toledo

USS Toledo (SSN-769) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Launched: 28 August 1993
Commissioned: 24 February 1995
Class and type: Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement:
6,000 long tons (6,096 t) light
6,927 long tons (7,038 t) full
927 long tons (942 t) dead
Length: 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: S6G nuclear reactor
Complement: 12 officers, 98 men [in the video, they say 140 total, 13 officers, normally 15 chiefs]
Armament:
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
12 × vertical launch Tomahawk missiles

Los Angeles-class
Built: 1972–1996
In commission: 1976–present
Completed: 62
Active: 33
Retired: 29

Boarding a US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE in the Arctic



Includes great explanation of the complex loading/firing process:

Crawling Down A Torpedo Tube -US NAVY Nuclear Submarine



Book mentioned and praised: Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II

Amazon.com: Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II (9780252019258): Eugene B. Fluckey: Books

Amazon.com: Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II (9780252019258): Eugene B. Fluckey: Books

www.amazon.com

 

[Winston]

Not part of that series, but relevant and interesting:

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can't Even See
The ability to fight and win in the high-stakes game of undersea warfare is all about the art of listening. Here's how it's done.
AUGUST 12, 2020

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can't Even See

The ability to fight and win in the high-stakes game of undersea warfare is all about the art of listening. Here's how it's done.

www.thedrive.com

 

[rfjustin]