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Just like diesel submarines travel underwater, but for much longer periods as the nuclear engine does not consume the oxygen in the air. The older diesel submarines were limited to running on batteries or using a schnorkel to get air for the engines when underwater, so usually they traveled on the surface like regular ships only submerging to prepare for an attack with torpedoes on passing enemy ships. The nuclear submarines can practically travel underwater forever, until they need to be resupplied with food for the crew.
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Can nukes travel underwater?
Yes. There nuclear torpedoes that can travel underwater and destroy ships.
How fast can a submarines go?
USA. nuclear powered submarines can go faster than 25 knots (nautical miles per hour) underwater.
How are submarines used today?
Submarines todaee are used for underwater exploration,funn,new life underwater.
Which country has the most nuclear submarines?
USA has the most nuclear submarines
What are underwater vessels?
Submarines?
Why can a submarine travel both on the surface of the water and underwater?
Submarines have ballast tanks inside them that can be filled with water to make them sink.
When were nuclear submarines built?
1957 USS Nautilus. First sub to travel beneath the North pole.
Were most of the submarines in the Falklands War nuclear powered?
Argentina had diesel-electric submarines while the British had nuclear-powered submarines.
The reason submarines can detect other underwater objects is largely due to which?
Submarines have sonars.
Did any nuclear submarines sink?
A number of nuclear submarines sank, and the circumstances vary from accident to accident. Wikipedia has a list, and by going there and entering "List of sunken nuclear submarines" you can review that list.
What are the basic idea of nuclear submarines?
Nuclear submarines are powered by a nuclear reactor and they are completely independent of air, so there is no need to surface frequently.
Which countries have nuclear submarines?
The US, Russia, Great Britain, France, China and (recently) India have nuclear submarines.
