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Designed by naval architects, they are simply metal tubes with equipment crammed into them. Unlike surface vessels which must have some sort of architecture top-side to react with the atmosphere, subs need no such structures to mesh with anything above the surface of the ocean...they're just tubes (with men & machines inside them).
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Why do ships float while submarines sink?
Submarines are designed with enough ballast and control systems to allow them to submerge and surface as needed.Surface ships are designed only with enough ballast and control systems to keep them on the surface. While they can sink just as well as submarines can, their ability to re-surface without a salvage operation is non-existent.
How long can submarines stay under the ice?
Nuclear Submarines can stay almost indefently for them it is a question of Stores (food). Diesel Submarines are really not designed for under ice operations. AIP Subs can stay submerged for prolonged periods depending on the amount of Liquid Oxygen it has.
What is the antonym for submarine?
Seeing how submarines are designed to move underwater, the antonym that makes the most sense would be airplane.
What is the difference between a normal ship and a submarine?
Normal ships are designed to move on the surface of the water. Submarines are designed to be able to submerge and travel under the water's surface, as well as on the surface. When normal ships go down, they stay down. Submarines are able to come back up after they go down. All American submarines are nuclear powered. With the exception of Aircraft carriers, surface ships are powered conventially.
Can large submarines go through the Panama Canal?
Absolutely, and they do so more often than people realize. All submarines are designed with many strategic variables in mind, including passage through strategic waterways such as the canal.
What was the convoy system designed to do?
Protect merchant shipping by providing them with armed escort. Threats were submarines (the biggest threat), surface raiders and aircraft.
Are submarines faster submerged?
Modern submarines are designed to go much faster submerged. This design also limits their surface speed capability. WW1 and WW2 submarines were not considered true submersibles by today's standards. They were essentially surface vessels that had the capability of limited submerged operations. As such, their design and propulsion made them faster on the surface and much slower underwater. Modern submarines are true submersibles in that their only limitation is that of their crews.
What is the first submarine designed with vls?
Technically the first submarines with VLS capability were the George Washington class FBM submarines, with Ballistic Missile capability. For Fast-Attacks, the Los Angeles class were the first to initially retrofitted (active boats, then designed with (new construction boats), forward compartment VLS capability for launching Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles.
Can a plane run under water?
Harder to answer than you would think.If you had asked "AIRPLANE" the answer would be NOBut there have been submarines called Planes built.The little flap things on submarines are called Planes.So a Plane will work, But an Airplane designed for Air Use will not.
How many Allied Merchant ships and Warships were destroyed by the Submarines of the Finnish Navy how many of these subs used and lost?
During WWII the Finnish navy operated five small submarines, all designed in the Netherlands (by a Dutch front company) and built in Finland. Between them they sank one Soviet merchant ship and three Soviet submarines. All Finnish subs survived the war.
What are submarines?
Submarine - A ship designed to travel underwater used for exploration and warfare. Submarine - A sandwich that is shaped like the submarine ship, also known as a grinder or hoagie.
What are the two types of submarines that the US Navy operates?
1. Ballistic submarines 2. Attack submarines
