SSN 585 Skipjack

Skipjack

SSN 585 Skipjack (1959)

Type	SSN
Country	USA
Displacement (t)	3,500
Length (m)	76.7
Beam (m)	9.7
Draft (m)	9.1
Height (m)	9.7
Max speed submerged (kn)	33.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	15.0
Max safe depth (m)	213
Endurance (days)	70
Propeller	1 x 5 bladed propeller
Nuclear reactors	1
Titanium hull	No
Navigation system	SINS Mk 2 (Inertial Navigation System)
Class year	1959

Sensors

Sonar (8)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
BQA-8	cav	sub	—	—
BQR-12	Mine detection	sub	—	0.9
BQR-2B	Hull	sub	1.3	—
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
AN/BPS-13		—	Yes	—
AN/WLR-1		—	—	—
BRD-6B		—	—	—

Launchers (2)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 6 Mk 101 Mod 17 215 1956 - 1962: 7 x Mk 16 Mod 1 , 0 x Mk 37 Mod 0 , 16 x Mk 37 Mod 1 1963 - 1966: 7 x Mk 16 Mod 1 , 0 x Mk 37 Mod 0 , 14 x Mk 37 Mod 1 , 2 x Mk 45 ASTOR 1967 - present: 7 x Mk 16 Mod 7 , 14 x Mk 37 Mod 2 , 0 x Mk 37 Mod 3 , 2 x Mk 45 ASTOR
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
BPS-12 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
WLR-1 ESM	—	ESM	—	7.5

Towed devices (1)

Name	Type	NATO name	Towed decoy	Capabilities	Cable (m)	Depth (m)	Speed (kn)
Floating wire VLF (SUBTASK I)	Trailing wire	—	—	Receive, Radio (VLF, LF, Radio navigation)	549	91 – 37	2.3 – 9.0