General Submarine Messages

The latest Nuclear Powered submarine for France, SSN Duguay-Trouin, began final testing sea trials to determine the delivery date for the boat, tentatively scheduled for early next year. A Barracuda class sub, it represents the next generation of French Fast Attack boats. According to the French Armed

DRUG TRANSPORT SUBMARINE SEIZED OFF COLUMBIA Colombia’s Navy seized a drug smuggling submarine off its Pacific coast. After boarding they discovered two dead bodies and approximately three tons of cocaine ; there were also two survivors “in poor health” who were given first aid. The deaths and

The representatives of the Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) met at Naval Base Point Loma this week to announce a major deal for construction of submarines. Point Loma is the home of Squadron 11 and among the boats is the USS Missouri (SSN

After completing a 41-month refueling overhaul the USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) has returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. The refueling will extend Louisiana’s serviceable life by twenty years. The last of the 18 boat Ohio class, the Navy plans to replace all the Ohio class Ballistic Missile Submarines

SECNAV Carlos Del Toro (Secretary of the Navy) has announced the name selected for a new Virginia Class Submarine. The SSN 808 will be christened as the John H. Dalton to honor the 70th SECNAV. Dalton joined the Navy in 1964 and served as a submariner from

Italian Shipbuilder Fincantieri has unveiled a scaled down version of its S1000 submarine. A smaller ‘light’ sub it has been designated as the S800. 51 meters (167 feet) in length and 10 meters (32 feet) in height, with a designed operational depth as much as 250 meters

The wreckage of a U.S. submarine has been found and identified as the USS Albacore (SS 218)– a vessel believed by the Navy to have struck a mine and sunk off the North coast of Japan during World War II. A team from the University of Tokyo

In case you missed it. The first pressure hull section of the HMS dreadnought has been fabricated. Using much the same technique the US is employing, modules will be built, then formed together. UK Defence procurement minister Alex Chalk said progress was “crucial to maintaining our national