Length:
252 feet (77 m)
Beam: 32 ft (10 m)
Draft: 29 ft (9 m)
Displacement: 3,513 tons
Crew: 118
Armament: 6 21-inch (533-mm) torpedo tubes
First Sub Commissioned: April 15, 1959
Maximum Speed: 25+ knots (29+ mph/46+ kph)
The
Skipjack class of attack submarines was the first to combine
nuclear power with the extraordinary speed enabled by a
new, more hydrodynamic teardrop hull design that was first
tested on a conventionally powered sub. All U.S. nuclear
subs since have used this basic combination.
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