ABOUT THE BOAT
Length: 377 ft.
Beam: 34 ft.
Displacement (Weight): 7,800 tons (equivalent to 65 blue whales)
Speed: 25+ knots (28+ miles per hour)
Maximum Depth: 800+ ft.
Crew: 15 officers, 117 enlisted
ARMAMENT
4 Torpedo Tubes
2 Virginia Payload Tubes (VPT), each capable of holding 6 vertical launch Tomohawk missiles that can strike targets over 1,200 miles away.
TECHNOLOGY
Sonar able to detect ships 3,000 miles away.
Photonics masts carrying thermal imaging and low-light cameras; replacing the telescope.
Nuclear reactor which powers the sub for the 30+ year lifespan of the ship.
Pump jet propulsion for quieter movement.
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