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2. Kingston valve - Wikipedia

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   Kingston valves of the Argonaute can be seen on her keel. A Kingston valve is a type of valve fitted in the bottom of a ship's plating [1] that connects the sea to the ship's piping and storage tanks. A Kingston valve is a type of seacock. [1] It is arranged so that, under normal operating conditions, sea pressure keeps the valve closed. [2]

3. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   Virginia. -class submarine. Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine ...

4. USS Thresher (SSN-593) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Thresher. (SSN-593) USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy's second submarine to be named after the thresher shark . On 10 April 1963, Thresher sank during deep-diving tests about 350 km (220 mi) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing all ...

5. List of lost United States submarines - Wikipedia

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   Fifty-two submarines of the United States Navy were lost during World War II. [ 5] Two – Dorado (SS-248) and Seawolf (SS-197) – were lost to friendly fire (though there is speculation that the Dorado may have struck a German mine), at least three more – Tulibee, Tang, and Grunion – to defective torpedoes, and six to accident or grounding.

6. Submarines in the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   Submarines in the United States Navy. There are three major types of submarines in the United States Navy: ballistic missile submarines, attack submarines, and cruise missile submarines. All submarines currently in the U.S. Navy are nuclear-powered. Ballistic missile submarines have a single strategic mission of carrying nuclear submarine ...

7. Columbia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   16 × Trident D5 [ 5] and torpedo tubes. The upcoming Columbia-class (formerly known as the Ohio Replacement Submarine and SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine) nuclear -powered ballistic missile submarines of the United States Navy are designed to replace the Ohio class. [ 7] Construction of the first vessel began on 1 October 2020. [ 8]

8. List of submarine museums - Wikipedia

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   Submarine museum of the world, map. Historical Naval Ships Association. The Rahmi M Koç Museum. U. S. Navy Submarine Force Museum Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Patterson Museum. WWII U.S. Submarine Memorials and Museums. Museum submarines in the United States. Indonesian Navy Submarine Monument.

9. List of sunken nuclear submarines - Wikipedia

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   List of sunken nuclear submarines. Nine nuclear submarines have sunk, either by accident or scuttling. The Soviet Navy lost five (one of which sank twice), the Russian Navy two, and the United States Navy (USN) two. Three submarines were lost with all hands – the two from the United States Navy (129 and 99 lives lost) and one from the Russian ...