Posted on Oct 30, 2017
Is It Time for the U.S. Navy to Start Building Non-Nuclear Stealth Submarines?
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Is It Time for the U.S. Navy to Start Building Non-Nuclear Stealth Submarines?
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The problem is that the diesel infrastructure went away. We basically have none. So we'd have to build everything all over again from scratch. This would make the Joint Strike Fighter debacle appear trivial. Then, from a submarine point of view, its old technology. And dangerous technology.
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A diesel-electric submarine? That's interesting. Won't lie, I was expecting a 'caterpillar driven' submarine like the fictional yet theoretical one in "Hunt for Red October". Will be interesting to see how our naval strategy and engineering strategy changes based on this type of threat.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
The problem is the storage batteries. Battery acid, when mixed with sea water, creates chlorine gas. Which then, as if killing you wasn't enough - becomes explosive. See USS Bonefish, 1988. So for that reason, battery storage propulsion is a no-no. The solar part of charging the batteries via a snorkel-type mast, would be "safe" but the battery storage itself is the biggest issue.
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