Submarine Warfare Community

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Submarine Warfare Community

• LCDR Cook
• SNSI
• Curtis Senior High School

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Learning Objectives

• Know the designations, capabilities,
  characteristics, and missions of all submarines
• Know the objectives and missions of the submarine
  community and how these contribute to the overall
  missions of the U.S. Navy

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Learning Objectives

• Know the designations, characteristics,
  capabilities and missions of U.S. Navy
  Submarines.
• Know the objectives of the Submarine Community.
• Identify the types of submarines used by the U.S.
  Navy.

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Learning Objectives

• Know the operating cycles of submarine crews.
• Know the selection process for Nuclear Power
  Training.
• Know the Submarine Officer career path and
  opportunities.

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Nuclear Power

• The most important invention for the submarine
  force.
• Nuclear power allows a submarine to stay
  submerged indefinitely.
• Submerged speed increased drastically.

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Submarines and Characteristics

• SSN Nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine.
• SSBN Nuclear-powered ballistic missile
  submarine.

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SSN (Fast Attack)

• 637 (Sturgeon Class) - are being decommissioned,
  there are only a few left.
• Smaller, slower, noisier, but more maneuverable
  than a 688.
• Features
• Tall sail, close to bow Fairwater Planes
• Sonar Bumps topside (4)

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SSN (Fast Attack)

• 688 (Los Angeles Class)
• Flight I Flight II
• Back fits during overhaul
• Features
• Sail 1/3 back from bow Fairwater Planes
• Bow rides higher larger overall
• Towed Array Fairing on Stbd Side

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SSN (Fast Attack)

• 688I (Los Angeles Class)
• Flight III VLS Bow planes
• Upgraded Sonar Fire Control Computers
• Quieter then Flight I II
• Features
• Tall sail, close to bow NO Fairwater Planes
• Towed Array fairing on Stbd Side

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SSN (Fast Attack)

• SSN-21 (Seawolf Class)
• Most modern design in production
• 3 ship class
• Designed to maintain superiority over advanced
  Russian SSNs
• Features
• Nose Scoop on Sail, NO Fairwater Planes
• Larger Diameter than 688

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SSN (Fast Attack)

• SSN-774 (Virginia Class)

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SSBN (Boomer)

• 726 (Ohio Class)
• May be the only future Strategic Deterrent.
• D-5 C-4 missiles, C-4 being upgraded
• Worlds Quietest Submarine
• Features
• Fairwater Planes
• Missile Deck
• Much larger than 688 / Seawolf

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SSN Missions

• ASW and Battlegroup support
• ASUW
• Mine Warfare
• Intelligence gathering and Warning (IW)
• STRIKE
• Covert insertion and extraction

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SSBN Missions

• Strategic Deterrence
• SSN Missions (Slow Approach)

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SSN Operating Cycle

• Will spend 50 of a given cycle in home port
• Deployments
• Local operations
• Refits/overhauls

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SSBN Operating Cycle

• Two crews ("Blue" "Gold")
• While one crew has ship, the other is training to
  relieve them.
• Operate on 3 month cycle

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Nuclear Power Selection

• About one year prior to graduation, an
  application is submitted to Naval Reactors via
  CNET.
• If approved, the midshipmen are sent to Naval
  Reactors in Washington, DC and are interviewed by
  both
• Naval Reactors Staff (civilian engineers)
• Director of Naval Reactors (ADM Bowman)

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Nuclear Power Training

• Nuclear Power School, Charleston, SC
• 6 month course of instruction
• Covers - math, physics, mechanical engineering
  (thermodynamics), electrical engineering, and
  nuclear engineering

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Nuclear Power Training

• Land-based prototype
• 6 month hands-on operational course of
  instruction on an actual naval nuclear propulsion
  plant located in
• Balston Spa, NY
• Charleston, SC

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Submarine Training

• Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC)
• Groton, CT
• 3 months
• Basic Submarine Topics

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SWO (N) Option

• Training
• Career Path

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Submarine Wardrooms

• Getting to your Submarine
• SSN
• SSBN

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Submarine Qualifications

• EOOW
• in charge and responsible for the safe operation
  of the nuclear propulsion plant.
• Diving Officer Of the Watch (DOOW)
• responsible for maintaining ships depth and trim
• Officer of the Deck (OOD)

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Qualifications

• Ships Duty Officer (SDO)
• Submarine Warfare Qualification

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Division Officer Tour

• Reactor Controls Assistant (RCA)
• Electrical Assistant (EA)
• Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA)
• Chemistry and Radiological Controls Assistant
  (CRA)
• Damage Control Assistant (DCA)

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Division Officer Tour

• Assistant Weapons Officer (AWEPS)
• Sonar Officer
• Communications Officer (COMMO)

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JO SHORE TOUR

• Power School
• Prototype
• NROTC
• Flag Aide
• SUBTRAFAC
• SEALS
• DSRV

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Department Head Sea Tour

• Engineer
• Navigator / Operations Officer
• Combat Systems Officer
• Tactical Systems Officer

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Follow-on Tours

• Post Department Head
• XO CO Tours
• Post Command
• Joint Duty