I'm glad to see this Sub class continuing to be built. i was part of the 'lead crew' as an Outside Machinist on the USS SEA WOLF SSN21 at Electric Boat in Groton CT.
I shot this at the entrance to Galveston Bay / Houston Ship Channel. It was a very windy day and there was thick smoke from a controlled burn in the area.
Why would India need a SSBN? It really a matter of economics and, we all know that India is full of American economic experts. For India to Design, build, train and place into operation would not make economic sense.
How long would it take, who ? ...India to build a SSBN, well ...lets think about that. United States has spent over a Hundred years and, hundreds of billions of dollars doing just that . It takes a building full of engineers ten years to design a new submarine class. In most cases the submarine is already outdated when the first of its class is being launched. Submarines are also enormously expensive to maintain and, require highly trained specialist to bring them to operation.
Actually it's been longer for us to get the SSBN, don't forget the submarine essentially started for the US in the civil war, CSS Hunley. Also if it wasn't for the ability to look over the German WWII submarines, especially the late war ones, we may have just been coming upon the hydrodynamic designs that we have today. So yes I agree, if India was to build a SSBN it would take them quite awhile, at least for one that could compete with todays militaries.
I'm glad to see this Sub class continuing to be built. i was part of the 'lead crew' as an Outside Machinist on the USS SEA WOLF SSN21 at Electric Boat in Groton CT.
texasccl2 10 months ago
USS Texas SSN 774, making it a Virginia Class submarine. Built in Newport News VA
majinshinsa 1 year ago
Nothing better than US Military Technology.
rextuner03 1 year ago
Is this ship Virgina class ? Or it's smaller?
LondonNYLA 2 years ago
Class Seawolf
vf142ghostrider 2 years ago
That's a Virginia Class there bud.
Fisch089 2 years ago
What a giant! I know attack subs are much shorter than boomers, but this boat looks impressive! Run silent, run deep....
ACLTony 2 years ago
Don't mess with Texas.
CletePurcell 3 years ago
I shot this at the entrance to Galveston Bay / Houston Ship Channel. It was a very windy day and there was thick smoke from a controlled burn in the area.
dvretriever 3 years ago
Why would India need a SSBN? It really a matter of economics and, we all know that India is full of American economic experts. For India to Design, build, train and place into operation would not make economic sense.
Schneebuddy 4 years ago
How long would it take, who ? ...India to build a SSBN, well ...lets think about that. United States has spent over a Hundred years and, hundreds of billions of dollars doing just that . It takes a building full of engineers ten years to design a new submarine class. In most cases the submarine is already outdated when the first of its class is being launched. Submarines are also enormously expensive to maintain and, require highly trained specialist to bring them to operation.
Schneebuddy 4 years ago
Actually it's been longer for us to get the SSBN, don't forget the submarine essentially started for the US in the civil war, CSS Hunley. Also if it wasn't for the ability to look over the German WWII submarines, especially the late war ones, we may have just been coming upon the hydrodynamic designs that we have today. So yes I agree, if India was to build a SSBN it would take them quite awhile, at least for one that could compete with todays militaries.
Naltoidais 2 years ago
hooyah my new home! :)
out2sea550 4 years ago
A question to US naval experts.How long will it take for India to build high tech SSBN's? thankyou.
manpowr 4 years ago
You mean a SSN don't you? A SSBN is a ballistic missile sub.
kdraper2007 3 years ago
they still should have built more seawolf class subs, the 688 flight 1 ships would already be retired by now if they did.
22steve5150 4 years ago
you mean the pier wolf...that thing spends more time in port for upkeep and maintenance than any other boat in the fleet
shawn21787 4 years ago
New Virginia Class SSN
pennsforest04 5 years ago