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Dreadnought Class (1963) SSN Specification 

Crew :

88. To Dreadnought Class (1963) SSN Ships :
Displacement : 3,556 tons surfaced, 4,064 tons dived.

Dimensions :

265ft 8in (81m) x 32ft 3in (9.84m) x 26ft (7.92m).
Range : n/a

Diving Depth :

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Sensors :

Radar
Type 1006 navigation.

Sonar
Type 2001 conformal;
Type 2007 flank mounted;
Type 197 intercept

Armament : 6 x 21in bow torpedo tubes;
Total of 24 torpedoes, mixture of Mk 8 or Mk 20 or mines with 2 mines taking up one torpedo space.
Power plant : 1 x Westinghouse/Rolls Royce S5W nuclear reactor;
2 x steam turbines, 15,000 shp;
Single screw

Max Speed :

Stated as 20kts surfaced, 28kts dived.
This page last edited - 25 January, 2013.

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