May 31, 2020
Silent And Deadly: The Navy's Seawolf Submarine Is A Naval Monster
So why weren't more built?
by Kyle Mizokami
Here's What You Need To Remember: The resulting submarine is according to the U.S. Navy ten times quieter over the full range of operating speeds than the Improved Los Angeles submarines, and an astonishing seventy times quieter than the original Los Angeles–class submarines. It can run quiet at twice the speed of previous boats.
The Seawolf-class submarines were envisioned as the best submarines ever built. Designed to succeed the Los Angeles–class attack submarines and maintain America’s edge in the underwater domain, the class suffered from cost overruns and the collapse of the Soviet Union. While still some of the best submarines ever built, they were built at reduced numbers. In many respects, they are the F-22 of submarines: widely considered the world's best, but costs made wide their wide usage a major challenge.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/silent-and-deadly-navys-seawolf-submarine-naval-monster-158526
