SSN 575 Seawolf (1959)

Seawolf (1959)

Type SSN
Country USA
Displacement (t) 4,287
Length (m) 103.0
Beam (m) 8.5
Draft (m) 7.0
Height (m) 8.5
Max speed submerged (kn) 20.0
Max speed surfaced (kn) 19.0
Max safe depth (m) 213
Endurance (days) 60
Propeller 2 x 5 bladed propellers
Nuclear reactors 1
Titanium hull No
Navigation system SINS Mk 2 (Inertial Navigation System)
Class year 1957

Sensors

Sonar (8)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
BQA-8 cav sub
BQR-2B Hull sub 1.3
BQR-4 Hull sub 2.0
BQS-4 Hull sub 1.7
BSH-2 ssp sub
DUUG-1 Active Intercept
UQG-1 com sub
UQN-1B Echo sounder sub

Radar (3)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
BLD-1
BLR-1
BPS-12 Yes

Launchers (2)

Name Tubes Fire control Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 6 Mk 101 215
Signal Ejector 2 305

Extendable devices (10)

Name NATO name Capabilities Max depth (m) Max speed (kn)
AT-317B Radio Antenna Radio (VLF) 7.5
BLR-1 ESM ESM 7.5
BPS-5A Radar Radar 7.5
BRA-19 Radio Antenna 7.5
BRA-9 Radio antenna Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation 7.5
BRD-6B RDF Direction finder 7.5
IFF 7.5
Snorkel Snorkel 7.5
Type 2F Attack periscope Periscope (attack) 7.5
Type 8D Search periscope Periscope (observation) 7.5

Individual hulls (1)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
SSN-575 Seawolf SSN-575 USA 1957-03-30 (Commissioned) 1987-03-30 (Decommissioned)