SSN-594 Permit class
| Specifications | |
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| Builders |
SSNs 594, 595, Mare Island Naval Shipyard; SSNs 596, 607, 621, Ingalls Shipbuilding; SSNs 603, 604, 612, New York Shipbuilding; SSNs 605, 606, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; SSNs 613-615, General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division |
| Displacement | 4,200 tons submerged 3,540 tons Light Displacement |
| Length | 278 feet 297 feet SSN-605 292 feet SSN-613-615 |
| Beam | 32 feet |
| Draft | 28 ft Maximum Navigational Draft |
| Speed | official - 20-plus knots actual - 30 knots [35 mph] submerged actual - 15 knots [17 mph] tactical |
| Operating Depth |
official: 400 feet Actual: 1300 feet [400 meters] test depth Actual: 1900 feet [600 meters] collapse depth |
| Construction | High Yield-80 (HY-80) steel alloy |
| Power Plant | One S5W nuclear reactor two steam turbines, one shaft, 15,000 shp |
| Armament | MK 48 Torpedoes, four torpedo tubes UUM-44A SUBROC UGM-84A/C Harpoon MK 57 deep water mines MK 60 CAPTOR mines |
| Sensors |
BQQ-5 bow-mounted sonar TB-16 Towed Sonar Array |
| Complement | 143 |
| Unit Operating Cost Annual Average | $10,000,000 [source: [FY1996 VAMOSC] |
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