answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

There are now 'Attack' submarines who's main purpose is to sink enemy submarines and ships and also Missile submarines whose main purpose is to launch ballistic missiles at the enemy.

User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the basic purpose of a MODERN submarine?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Who invented the first modern submarine?

John P. Holland is credited with inventing the first modern submarine and is considered the father of modern submarines.


What are the purpose of ballast tanks?

to control the buoyancy of a submarine


What was a submarine's basic purpose?

The submarine had been envisioned by ancients as a weapon to be used against surface ships. Hundreds of years went by before technology allow construction of one. The "real" boats were around in a limited way in WWI, but by WWII, they kicked butt. Today, we have superb military submarines. The submarine was also seen as a research vessel and a recreational vehicle before they advent of the "real" submarine.


What is the basic purpose of insurance?

What is the basic purpose of insurance


What is the purpose of the submarine to submerge into the water?

In war a submarine can hide under the water and attack without being seen.


Is the element helium used in modern submarine hulls?

yes


What is the basic purpose and function of an independent laboratory?

basic purpose and function of an independent laboratory


What inventions did John P Holland invent?

He is the Inventor of the Modern Submarine.


Where is a keel on a submarine?

Modern Submarines do not have a keel like other ships....


World War 2 submarine bow and modern submarine bows?

WWII boat shaped bows; nuclear subs have cigar shaped hulls.


First president to travel underwater in a modern submarine?

Harry S. Truman


What is the purpose of a submarine's ballast tanks?

to keep the sub level or help it to dive and surface