Here’s the damage the submarine Connecticut sustained when it hit an undersea mountain
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Mar 2, 07:08 PM
The stealthy and pricey fast-attack submarine Connecticut sustained damage to its forward main ballast tanks and sonar sphere when it collided with an undersea mountain Oct. 2 in the South China Sea, and the sonar dome needs to be replaced, Submarine Force Pacific officials said Wednesday.
But neither the pressure hull nor the nuclear propulsion plant suffered damage in the mishap, according to SUBPAC spokeswoman Cmdr. Cynthia Fields.
“Based on the damage, there was no risk to the submarine’s buoyancy or stability,” Fields told Navy Times.
For months, sub veterans and online Navy watchers have speculated about what sort of damage the boat suffered based on public photos of its transit back to the states.
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