NS422 Submarine Capstone Course SSN LIFE

1. NS422 Submarine Capstone CourseSSN LIFE

2. Objectives Know Basic Construction and Design Understand Weapons Capabilities Know Basic Mission Describe typical operations conducted by an SSN on Deployment Understand the SSNs role in supporting local OPS Know JO Lifestyle Know basic work up/Deployment cycle for an SSN Understand role of JOs during Deployment

3. SSN Platforms Los Angeles Class (SSN-688) Three Flights, final flight referred to as I-Boats Seawolf Class (SSN-21) Only 3 boats, all in Bangor Virginia Class (SSN-774) 5 Boats Commissioned

4. 688 Specs Builders Newport News Shipbuilding Co. General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Power Plant One S6G reactor one shaft Length 360 feet Beam 33 feet Displacement 6,927 tons submerged Speed Official: 25+ knots (23+ miles per hour) Operating Depth official: "greater than 800 feet" Hull HY-80 Steel Crew 13 Officers, 116 Enlisted (nominal)

5. SSN-21 Builders - General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Power Plant - One S6W reactor one shaft with pumpjet propulsor Length - 353 feet Draft - 35 feet Beam - 40 feet Displacement - 9,137 tons submerged displacement Speed Official: 25+ knots Operating Depth Official: "greater than 800 feet" EIGHT torpedo tubes

6. SSN-774 Contractors - General Dynamics Electric Boat Division [lead design authority] Newport News ShipbuildingLockheed Martin Federal Systems (Combat System)Raytheon Electronics Systems (Combat System) Power Plant - One S9G pressurized water reactorone shaft with pumpjet propulsor Displacement - 7,800 tons submerged Length - 377 feet Draft - 32 feet Beam - 34 feet Speed - 25+ knots submerged Depth - Greater than 800 feet Horizontal Tubes - Four 21" Torpedo Tubes Vertical Tubes - 12 Vertical Launch System Tubes

7. Compare Them

8. MK-48 ADCAP Primary Function: Heavyweight torpedo for submarines Contractor: Original Mk-48: Gould Mk-48 ADCAP: now Raytheon Power Plant: Swash-plate piston engine; pump jet Length: 19 ft (5.79 m) Weight: 695 lb (1,676 kg) (Mk-48 ADCAP) Diameter: 21 in (533 mm) Range: Greater than 5 mi (8 km) Depth: Greater than 1,200 ft (370 m) Speed: Greater than 28 kt (32 mph, 52 km/h) Guidance System: Wire guided and passive/active acoustic homing Warhead: 650 lb (295 kg) high explosive (at short range, the torpedo's unused fuel adds to the destructive power of the warhead) Date Deployed: 1988 (Mk-48 ADCAP)

9. Tomahawk Function long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile Manufacturer Raytheon/McDonnell Douglas Unit cost $1.3 mil Entered service 1983 General characteristics Engine Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan using TH-dimer fuel and a solid-fuel booster Launch mass 1,440 kilograms (3,200 lb) Length Without booster: 5.56 m With booster: 6.25 m Diameter 0.52 m Wingspan 2.67 m Speed Subsonic - about 550 mph Range 2500km Warheads: Conventional: 1,000 lb (450 kg) Bullpup Submunitions dispenser with BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb 200 kiloton of TNT W80 nuclear device (inactivated per SALT) Launch platform Vertical Launch System (VLS) and horizontal submarine torpedo tubes (known as TTL (torpedo tube launch))

11. DEPLOYMENT CYCLE Approximate 18 month cycle 9 months local area operations 2 month Pre-Deployment work-up 6 month Deployment 1 month Stand-down 9 months local area operations…

12. Local Area Operations Opposing Force (OPFOR) in exercises Experimental equipment testing: UUVs, UAVs, torpedo testing, etc. Midshipmen cruises “CO’s underway time,” i.e. training Good time for quals Once fully qualified most of your OOD time as a JO will be during local area ops

13. Pre-Deployment Work-up VERY busy Underway frequently during week, 5-6 days at a time Attack trainers when not underway Exams underway: Tactical Readiness Exam (TRE), Pre-Operational Movement Certification (POMCERT) Great time for quals, lots of evolutions going on, wardroom motivated to get you on watch-bill for deployment May only be home on the weekends Hard to get ready for deployment during this time if you are not organized

14. DEPLOYMENT Best part of being on an SSN Approx 3 missions, 1-2 exercises, 3-4 working port visits, 1-2 liberty ports Port visits approx 3-5 days; will be on duty at least one of those days Standing watch as EOOW, JOOW, Contact Coordinator 6hrs watch 1-2 hrs post-watch reconstruction (on-mission) 4-6 hrs training/quals/down-time 4-5 hrs sleep

17. Typical Deployment Missions Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) operating independently Shallow water, high contact density, non-stop Challenging as an engineering Div-0: every equipment break-down a crisis: CASREPs, briefing CO, working creative solutions, etc. Strike Battle Group protection/operations SOF Typical missions last 30-45 days At least one mission per deployment will be ISR

18. Watch-standing on an ISR mission

20. Watch-standing on an ISR mission

21. Watch-standing on Missionin Maneuvering

24. Stand Down Usually split into two leave blocks, chose one block Bad time to not be qualified If you can’t support the EDO/SDO watch-bill you will not be liked Nearly impossible to get qualified during stand-down because no opportunities for practical factors

25. Summary Get qualified Get on the watchbill SUPPORT YOUR DIVISION: you can’t turn wrenches but you can: Do paperwork Write the CASREPS Brief the ENG, CO Give divisional training Anything you can do to ease their workload will be appreciated

26. Questions?

27. SSGN SSGN Tomahawk Launch Ohio (SSGN-726) Michigan (SSGN-727) Florida (SSGN-728) Georgia (SSGN-729) Maintain Two Crew Philosophy for increased on station time Looking At Forward Deployed Crew Swaps

29. SSGN 4 Ohio Class SSBNs converted to SSGNs 24 Tubes Converted to 22 MACs with 7 tomahawks each (154 total) MACs not installed in all tubes, no SSGN has complete TLAM loadout (too expensive and not enough in the inventory) 2 Remaining Tubes have LOCs for up to 66 SOF MACs can also be converted for UUV or UAV ops ASDS