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SEAWOLF CLASS SUBMARINE MODEL
The Seawolf class is a
class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN)
in service with the United States Navy.
Seawolf-class submarines are quieter than the
previous Los Angeles class. They are larger,
faster, has twice as many torpedo tubes, and carry
more weapons.
The photos in this
page are of the heavily-modified USS Jimmy Carter.
Please let us know of you Seawolf class boat when
you order.
By the mid 1980s, the
Soviet Union’s new Akula-class submarines had a
steep drop in broadband acoustic noise profiles
after the Toshiba milling machine had been sold to
the Soviets. On top of running silent, the Akula
class could dive to depths of up to two thousand
feet—while the U.S. Navy’s frontline submarines, the
Los Angeles class, could dive to only 650 feet.
To combat the threat of the Akula class, the U.S.
Navy responded with the Seawolf class of nuclear
attack submarines. The Seawolf submarines were
designed with HY-100 steel alloy hulls two inches
thick to withstand the pressures of deep
diving. HY-100 steel is roughly 20 percent
stronger than the HY-80 used in the Los Angeles
class. As a result, the submarines are capable of
diving to depths of up to two thousand feet, and
crush depth estimates run from 2,400 to 3,000 feet.
The Seawolf submarines are each powered by one
Westinghouse S6W nuclear reactor. The class was the
first class of American submarine to utilize
pump-jet propulsors over propellers, a feature that
has carried over to the newest Virginia class. A
Seawolf is capable of eighteen knots on the surface,
35 knots underwater, and a silent
running speed of about 20 knots.
The resulting
submarine is 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 designed to be true
hunters, and as a result have eight torpedo tubes,
double the number of earlier submarines. Each has stores for up a combination
of up to fifty Mark 48 heavyweight torpedoes,
Sub-Harpoon antiship missiles, and Tomahawk missiles.
The extreme quietness of the Seawolf class gave the Navy
the idea of modifying the last submarine,
USS Jimmy
Carter, to support clandestine operations.
Instead of a planned fleet
of nearly 30 ships, the Pentagon bought just three for
more than $3 billion each. At more than 350 feet long
and with a submerged displacement of more than 9,100
tons, the Seawolf class is the most expensive attack
submarine ever built and the second most expensive
undersea vessel of any type.
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Our
primarily wood
Seawolf class
submarine model has correct colors (no
red on the bottom half.)
- 48" long
(1/87 scale)
$2,990 Shipping and insurance in the US included.
Canada $300.
Other
countries: $400 flat rate.
- 29" long
(1/144 scale)
$1,925 Shipping
and insurance in the US included.
Canada $200.
Other
countries: $300 flat rate.
- 15.5" long (1/350
scale)
$1,217 Shipping
and insurance in the US included.
Canada $100.
Other countries: $200 flat rate.
This model is
built per commission only. We require only a small
deposit to start the process (not full amount, not even
half) to start the process $500  The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed, in
several months.
ModelShipMaster builds any
submarine
models, at virtually any sizes. Contact us
at
Services@ModelShipMaser.com
to inquire.
Learn more about the Seawolf class sub here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawolf-class_submarine.
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