Developed in the 1970s, the Ohio -class ships are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy’s Ohio -class ballistic submarines originally possessed a pretty hefty forty-two-year planned life, the service has worked to extend this formidable submarine force’s position. Ostensibly to allow for the launch and recovery of undersea autonomous vehicles and SEALs it is rumored this section also allows the Jimmy Carter to carry out secretive wiretapping operations. An interesting note is that the third vessel, the USS Jimmy Carter, is 100’ longer than its sisters due to the addition of the Multi-Mission Platform.
(OPA-NARA II-).Īs the Cold War drew to an end, cost-cutting measures meant only three were ever built. The aerial image shows the sail from a starboard angle, looking forward. Navy’s newest attack submarine, USS Seawolf (SSN 21), conducts Bravo sea trials off the coast of Connecticut in preparation for its scheduled commissioning in July 1997.
