![]() ![]() too expensive was completely cancelled after 1995. The third Seawolf-class submarine Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) also has an extension module, 30 meters long in the hull, allowing it to carry special agents and special operations forces to land close to the enemy’s shore through torpedo tubes.īecause the cost of Seawolf-class submarines is too high, with a unit price of 3 billion USD / unit, when the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Cold War ended and the US defence budget was cut, the Seawolf-class submarine program was built. USS Parche spy sub par-excellence.The Seawolf’s reconnaissance system includes, a set of integrated sonar AN/BQQ-5D, including active/passive bridge array sonar in the bow and AN/BQG-5 wide-hole passive sonar array on both sides of the ship’s hull. There is also an active close range, high frequency AB/BQS-24 active sonar for mine detection. ![]() Project 955A 'BOREI-A' Ballistic Missile Submarine. Project 09852 Belgorod Special Mission submarine (spy sub). Project 885 'YASEN' (Severodvinsk Class) SSGN. Related articles (Full index of popular Covert Shores articles) Astute Class, United Kingdom, SSN, 97m / 318 ft. VICTOR-III Class, Russia, SSN, 107m / 351 ft.Ģ9. Seawolf Class, United States, SSN, 108m / 354 ft.Ģ7. Improved Los-Angeles Class, United States, SSN, 110m / 361 ft.Ģ6. SIERRA-II Class, Russia, SSN, 110m / 361 ft.Ģ2. Arihant Class, India, SSBN, 111m / 364 ft.Ģ2. AKULA-II / III Class, Russia, SSN, 113m / 371 ft.Ģ1. Virginia Class (Block IV), United States, SSN, 115m / 377 ft.Ģ0. SEVERODVINSK-II, Russia, SSGN, 130m / 427 ft.ġ8. USS Jimmy Carter, United States, SSN, 138m / 453 ft.ġ6. Triomphant class, France, SSBN, 138m / 453 ft.ġ4. SEVERODVINSK-I Class, Russia, SSGN, 139m / 456 ft.ġ4. Virginia Class (Block V), United States, SSN, 140m / 459 ft.ġ3. Vanguard Class, United Kingdom, SSBN, 150m / 492 ft.ġ2. This was the mothership when the Losharik spy submarine suffered a fatal fire in July 2019.ġ1. It has the missile tubes removed but carries a deep diving midget submarine under the keel. The BS-64 Podmoskovye is a stretched DELTA-IV ballistic missile submarine. Like the Belgorod, Russia's other special mission host submarines (read: motherships for spy submarines) are not well known. It did rank #1 in the World Submarine Weapons Load rankings however. The US Navy's Ohio Class submarine is the highest ranking non-Russian boat in 4th place. DELTA-III Class, Russia, SSBN, 155m / 509 ft.ĩ. BOREI-I Class, Russia, SSBN, 160m / 525 ft.ĩ. BS-136 Orenburg (DELTA-III Mod) Class, Russia, SSAN, 166m / 545 ft. BOREI-II Class, Russia, SSBN, 166m / 545 ft. The latest BOREI-II ballistic missile submarine is longer than the original BOREI-Is.Ħ. But at 175 meters (574 ft) long it is only # 2. DELTA-IV Class, Russia, SSBN, 167m / 548 ft. Ohio (SSGN), United States, SSGN, 170m / 558 ft.ĥ. TYPHOON Class, Russia, SSBN, 173.1m / 568 ft (often reported as 175m / 574 ft.)Ĥ. BS-64 Podmoskovye (DELTA-IV Stretch), Russia, SSAN, 174m / 571 ft.ģ. K-329 Belgorod (OSCAR-II-STRETCH), Russia, SSAN, 178m / 584 ft. Rank, Class, Country of Design, Type, Length (notes)ġ. This Covert Shores Recognition Guide Covers over 80 classes of submarines including all types currently in service with World Navies. Get The essential guide to World Submarines It can also carry the Losharik deep-diving minisub under the keel and a payload on its back. This can carry six Poseidon intercontinental nuclear-powered nuclear-armed autonomous torpedoes. The world's longest submarine is the new Russian Navy special mission submarine, Belgorod. Original artwork - CLICK for HIGH-RESOLUTION image: Length is not the primary way we compare submarines, that would be displacement. So, using the Covert Shores database, here are the top 31 submarines in the world, by length. Some seem to use length as the determining characteristic. There are many click bait videos promising the largest submarines in the world. The largest submarine in the world is the mighty TYPHOON Class, built by the Soviet Union and one of the ultimate Cold War weapons. Submarine Rankings: The World's Longest Submarines ![]()
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