attack submarine
Undersea warship type
An attack submarine is a military submarine designed primarily for hunting and destroying enemy vessels—both surface ships and other submarines—rather than for launching nuclear missiles.
Attack submarines are fast, maneuverable, and armed with torpedoes and cruise missiles: The Navy deployed an attack submarine to patrol the strait.
They contrast with ballistic missile submarines, which carry nuclear warheads for strategic deterrence.
- hunter killerVessel that stalks enemies
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- torpedo tubesSubmarine weapon ejectors
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- nuclear reactorControlled fission energy source
sonar · periscope · hunt · cat and mouse · stealth · dive · depth · silent · deep dive · underwater · navy · wolf pack · silent service · U-boat · hull · propeller · missile · stalking
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, hull, submerge
- naval vesselswarships, warship, destroyers, cruiser, battleship
- Navy Shipsdestroyer, cruiser, battleship, frigate, aircraft carrier
- Nuclear VesselsUSS Nautilus, USS Nimitz, USS Enterprise, Lenin, aircraft carrier
- submarine warfaretorpedo, U-boat, sonar, depth charges, hydrophones
attack submarineaircraft carrier
Warship with flight deck
battleship · destroyer · cruiser · frigate · corvette
attack submarinehospital ship
Watercraft providing medical care
minesweeper · patrol boat · coast guard cutter · supply ship
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