SSN 637 Sturgeon

Sturgeon

SSN 637 Sturgeon (1980)

Type	SSN
Country	USA
Displacement (t)	4,780
Length (m)	89.1
Beam (m)	9.7
Draft (m)	7.4
Height (m)	9.7
Max speed submerged (kn)	25.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	15.0
Max safe depth (m)	305
Endurance (days)	70
Propeller	1 x 7 bladed propeller
Nuclear reactors	1
Titanium hull	No
Navigation system	SINS Mk 2 (Inertial Navigation System)
Class year	1980

Sensors

Sonar (9)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
BQA-8B	cav	sub	—	—
BQH-7	ssxbt	sub	—	—
BQN-17	Echo sounder	sub	—	—
BQQ-5A/B Active	Hull	sub	—	4.3
BQQ-5A/B Hull	Flank	sub	2.9	—
BQQ-5A/B Sphere (BQS-12)	Spherical	sub	3.4	4.3
BQS-15	Mine detection	sub	—	0.9
TB-16A	Towed	sub	5.1	—
WLR-9	Active Intercept		—	—

Radar (1)

Name	NATO name	Air search	Surface search	Fire control
BPS-14		—	Yes	—

Launchers (2)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 4 Mk 117 305 1977 - 1982: 20 x Mk 48 Mod 3 , 4 x UGM-84A Harpoon 1983 - 1987: 20 x Mk 48 Mod 4 , 4 x UGM-84A Harpoon 1988 - present: 20 x Mk 48 Mod 5 ADCAP , 4 x UGM-84A Harpoon
Signal Ejector	2	—	305

Towed devices (1)

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