Seawolf Class Submarine: Hunting the Soviet Typhoon

[@megaprojects9649]

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[@Goat-vy2bi]

Megaprojects! The swedish airforce! wich was the worlds 3rd larget at one point, or the swedish coastal artillerys!

[@madrabbit9007]

American Battle Groups are named for their flag ship, in this case it was the USS Wasp. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

[@25jessieg]

If we're talking about ballistic missiles subs like the Typhoon, you should compare it to the US Ballistic Missile Sub...the Ohio Class. The Seawolf is the attack sub long with the Ohio and Columbia class attack subs. Russian attack sub classes similar to the Seawolf/Ohio/Columbia are the Russian Sierra/Victor/Akula/Laika class attack subs. and THEN you also have the Russian Oscar class which are cruise missile subs. US converted some Ohio class subs into Cruise Missle subs as well. Pretty much the nuclear ballistic missile subs (SSBNs) will always be the nuclear deterrent. Each one can pretty much destroy the world on their own. The fast attack subs (SSNs) are the hunters. And nowadays, also being used for special operations insertions like you mentioned, as well as cruise missile platforms. So yea...there's a lot of cool submarine stuff out there :)

[@madrabbit9007]

@@25jessieg the Seawolf was suppose to hunt the Typhoon better than a 688 boat. That was the point of it.

[@barrydysert2974]

The USS Jimmy Carter is so much cooler than i knew! Thanks Simon and Co. !:-) 🖖

[@mhoeckle]

"When it seems excessive to the U.S Government, It is really Excessive" You sir got a sub from that one.

[@Viper-dn8ix]

It's scary how true it is too...

[@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692]

It's so fucking true tho

[@EricDKaufman]

That is 100% true, but when I think about what you get for the $$$, personally I would have spent it. Seawolves 4LIFE!!!

[@ZommBleed]

No pun intended

[@Kriss_L]

@@EricDKaufman I have to work on those boats sometimes, and it sucks.

[@Gyledresch]

The Seawolf submarines are one of the very few pieces of military tech one can serve on in this world that feels truly "Overpowered". You know it when you are on it. This machine is an unrivaled, unmatchable monster that will spend its entire life of service muzzled and caged because nothing in the history of warfare, and maybe as much as a century of warfare's future, could ever give it a challenge worthy of really stretching its legs. Sad from the perspective of a Warmachine, but quite comforting really to the humans serving on it. Allegedly...

[@BlackHawkBallistic]

Sounds like the F-15, at introduction. So powerful nothing could match it for a very long time and even now it's still one of the most capable planes in the world.

[@kraigthorne3549]

If we want to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine we should give the Ukrainian Navy the Seawolf (with 100 military advisors)

[@toasteroven6761]

@@BlackHawkBallistic I think the F-22 fits the Seawolf better, you know, they are both unmatched in terms of stealth----and they both cost a small fortune in US Government terms.

[@dontworry2379]

@@toasteroven6761they cost a bit more then a small fortune mate the sea wolf got cancelled because of cost💀

[@toasteroven6761]

​@@dontworry2379 Yeah kind of like the F-22...

[@LeoH3L1]

I think the USS Nautilus SSN-571, being the first ever nuclear submarine and the story about Admiral Rickover's involvement, how he became an admiral and worked not exactly following the chain of command to get the Nautilus made would make a really good megaprojects video.

[@Evolucion7]

Rickover was a legendary character. I did a research paper on him and the birth of the Nuclear Navy in my military history class back in college. Some of the stuff he pulled just to get things done... definitely one of the most overlooked personalities in US Naval history.

[@SingleMalt2]

@@Evolucion7 I can tell you, among the silent service and all its support organizations and programs, he is most definitely not overlooked. That being said, his controversial style and antics makes ;him prime biography material for Mr. Whistler.

[@WasabiSniffer]

Oh man, the birth of the nuclear sub fleet

[@webbtrekker534]

I spent 4 days at sea with Rickover when my sub was first conducting her sea trials. He seemed to like the enlisted men far better than officers. At that time our skipper had been hand picked by him for the first crew of the Nautilus and he and the admiral got along pretty well as each was a known entity to each other.

[@kathyhenderson8581]

By the way, Rickover had an assistant who was a major part in the development of the nuclear submarine fleeet. His name is Jimmy Carter who was also an American president.

[@mikethomas9623]

Simon, Submariner from the cold war era and remember tracking the Typhoon class. The major difference in the sizes is dur to one being a ballistic missle sub (Typhoon) and one a fast attack (Seawolf). Also, I was on an older 637 class sub, but rigged for arctic expeditions. Whenever we would surface, we were always "attacked" by seals looking to warm themselves on a nuclear heating blanket.

[@zeblanmaidaynovich796]

Lots of usual word-based fake news hunting at the YT deep BS seas also some junk movies made by Holywood for brainwashed clearly😂😃😆in real-life USA and rest of the west perfect at running away as a loser at each war recent losing to Taliban and same fast running back to momy with a code name uncle sam lol

[@carlbutler8]

72-74, I was on the USS DIXON AS-37 Point Loma Cal. Seawolf home to all 6. Flag Ship Sub flot 1

[@terenfro1975]

Like most people born after the cold war, no. The Sea wolf was not only developed to counter the Typhoon, but also the Alpha. She was also a test platform for new tech that has since been seen in the Virginia class and our new SSB. When the Japanese sold our machining technology to the Russians, we had to do something to make an even quieter boat. Essentially they were catching up to the LA class. Seawolf was the next step to stay ahead of their entire fleet.

[@windaddyflex]

The Alfa class was started in the late 60s, ended in early 80s. I think you're thinking of the Akula class

[@roceye]

Fucking Toshiba

[@ThatCarGuy]

The best class of submarine to date. The new next gen US fast attack sub is based on the seawolf since it is so far ahead of it's time. Not even the Virginia class had better acoustics. "Specifically, the Navy indicates that the next-generation attack submarine should be faster, stealthier, and able to carry more torpedoes than the Virginia class-similar to the Seawolf class submarine,” the CBO report states."

[@albertgibson5825]

The Alpha was the target because it was the deep dive boat for under the Artic ice.. The Seawolf was designed specifically for that.

[@GM-xk1nw]

10:00 small error here, passive homing is for noisy targets (no need to ping the target is too noisy to hide).

[@iKvetch558]

Yeah...not sure who did the research for the section in the script about the ADCAP, but it was not somebody who knew a darn thing about torpedoes. 🖖💯✌

[@douglasannesley7736]

also torpedo tubes are surely 533mm rather than 660?

[@lauriepenner350]

Poor bear thought he'd caught the world's largest seal😆

[@adityaruplaha]

You mean your mom? I'm sorry I couldn't help.

[@hakichiki]

Now he's just roaming around the North pole looking for Santa... to hash out exaactly how much he doesn't like that kinda #AllYourChristmassesComeTrueAtOnce... (not) prank. #AKAEnterTheVengeantWhiteGhostOfChristmasPranked..

[@WasabiSniffer]

Just trying to feed his family

[@Quantus03]

Nah, Fred was just investigating the interesting odors coming out of the stern-light cavity...

[@Sh_rib]

An idea for a megaproject, the Essex Class Aircraft carriers, I'm hoping Simon will see my comment 😁 Edit - wow 300 likes!!! Never had a comment get so many before 😀😀😀

[@xyzpdq1122]

He did see it!

[@stevengawlik1282]

Agreed

[@nova423]

Seconded!!

[@pauld6967]

Definitely needs to include coverage of the emergency cross deck launching capability that was only on the early Essex class ships.

[@moose2577]

Biggest class of carrier ever!

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

A-10 video would be a guaranteed million+ views.

[@Peterski]

Brrrrrt

[@WasabiSniffer]

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

[@scenepointjudge]

I'd be half of those million.

[@budwilliams6590]

How many times have they tried to shelve the tank killer?

[@fluffyninja6380]

@@budwilliams6590 A lot. At least twice since 2000. The last I heard Boeing designed some new wings for them and their retirement was pushed to sometime in the 2030's. The F-35 was supposed to have replaced them in the early 2020's but it can't go BRRRRRRRT.

[@DarinRWagner]

The Seawolf was designed in the 1980s, but the first one wasn't launched until 1995 and wasn't commissioned until 1997.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

And it’s still considered the most bad ass attack submarine in the World.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

@MichaelArcAngel1028 - good bye. Tell Vladimir hello.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

@MichaelArcAngel1028 - with that spelling and grammar the only thing you “hunted” were dirty dishes and mops in the mess deck.

[@TheLAGopher]

@MichaelArcAngel1028 Wouldn't you agree that the very threat that disappeared in 1991, has returned in the 2020s in the form of the PLA Navy and a resurgent Russia? I was a Marine Infantryman in the 80s, so fast attack boats are not my specialty. I honestly would like to know what a former 688 submariner would consider the most badass submarine in the world if it's not a Seawolf.

[@KentLong]

@MichaelArcAngel1028 Former Seawolf Sailor checking in. Yes, Micael is right the 688s were perfectly capable of hunting Typhoons. I think there are some significant wrong details in the video. He mentions multiple reactors and a single turbine, it's the other way around. 1 reactor and 2 propulsion turbines, 2 turbine generators. Seawolf's safe dive depth is also given wrong (per the officially released number). But @Peter is also right, it's the most bad ass. We played with enough LA boats on theor TREs to confirm this.

[@WillPittenger]

One of the cool aspects of the Seawolf class is how they were built. Previous classes of subs were built hull first. They they try to squeeze major components in through hatches. This was compared to building a complex Swiss watch by assembling the inner working through the stem hole. With the Seawolf, they built the hull sections as modules with much of the interior already complete.

[@robertfitzsimmons9428]

Funny you mention how stealthy the typhoon class was, but I’ve also heard submariners say tracking it was like listening to freight train. They couldn’t miss it.

[@M16_Akula-III]

It depends on what it's doing. If they we're tracking it while it was cruising (10-20 Knots) it's easy to track them. But, if the Typhoon realized your there, start backing up since you don't have a chance to fight it. (4 Torpedo tubes VS 6 Torpedo tubes) Also depends on the depth + if there is a layer and a duct.

[@stevenlarratt3638]

@@M16_Akula-III us and uk couldeasily follow the typhoon out ofport, when loitering the reactor went into a free flowing primary cooling circuit and wasvery quiet, unless you weredoing 5 knotsand within 19k yards you wouldnot hear it

[@greybuckleton]

You might be confusing it with the Victor? The victor was capable, affordable and dependable (By Soviet standards) but always loud. Typhoons and Akulas are sufficiently quiet that they were very hard to track. There are recorded instances of Akulas tracking NATO submarines for over a week.

[@evanbelisle8464]

Till they activate their caterpillar drive. 😃 god I love that movie.

[@the_sylance]

I would LOVE to see a Megaprojects video on the massive task of creating and running the Berlin Airlift. Its certainly a megaproject and one that saved hundreds of thousands of lifes.

[@ztoob8898]

No one, but NO ONE, ad libs like Simon Whistler. Always informative and entertaining; what else could you ask from a documentary channel?

[@godtremble95]

As a correction to the reactor, it was designed by Westinghouse, not GE (hence the 'W' in S6W)

[@jenniferlandry5767]

The turbines were built by GE though, at least some of them. My father worked for the GE plant that built them and for a long time he was not allowed to tell anyone what he worked on. Daily conversation when he got home from work: Mom: How was work hon? Dad: It was fine. And that was all he could say. It wasn't until the project was over and he was given a Seawolf ball cap that we had any idea what he'd been working on.

[@jsb0321]

Correct.

[@mikequattrocchi2312]

Hi Simon, I’m from the state of Indiana(US). I’m a very conservative person and not sure if our views would clash or not, but your videos are fantastic. You pack a lot of info into 15-17 min. with good use of video and your very intelligible and articulate English accent is perfect for this type of platform. Keep up the good work.

[@thegunslinger1363]

Seawolf is one hell of a name for a submarine. And could you cover the Øresund Bridge?

[@Arturius_Rex_8]

It's a legacy name, there have been many 'USS Seawolf's.

[@benhunter4041]

@@Arturius_Rex_8 I believe the first sea Wolf was based on the nautilus experimental? I think it was involved in operation Ivey bells but may be wrong.

[@Arturius_Rex_8]

@@benhunter4041 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Seawolf So, you have the first nuclear Seawolf, a WWII boat, and (briefly) a WWI boat.

[@TurnerMillsDesign]

@@Arturius_Rex_8 It was a short lived design , only to be replace by the Virginia Class sub (also fast attack) in the 1990's. Now the Virginia Class is ending it's life cycle and a new design is just about to be announced.

[@Arturius_Rex_8]

@@TurnerMillsDesign If you are talking about the Columbia that is a ballistic missile sub replacing the Ohio class. The Virginia class will have a second flight like the Los Angeles (which is still in service) before they completely replace it.

[@jeremystewert4303]

My financial advisor was a sonar officer on submarine after he graduated from Annapolis and after I was in his office and seen a few pictures and his framed degree from Maryland. He came in and we spent about 10% of our time talking about finances and the other 90% on the academy, time spent, etc. I was amazed. I would have joined myself, Marines, but medical issues kept me from being able to. Awesome video.

[@nova423]

Simon should do a series on his own megaproject-his bazillion KZbin channels!

[@rogueviking9268]

Not to mention the podcasts and the reddit. The Simon clones are taking over. #FlogDannyForLongerIntros

[@RikestRik42]

"It's 2021. We don't really have to worry about nuclear war anymore". Oh Simon, how quickly the times change.

[@tarn1135]

“Our enemies trembled at roar of of our rockets, now they’ll tremble again and the sound of our silence. The order is engage the silent drive.” - Rameus The hunt for Red October Oh and yes I probably did screw that quote up.

[@McSkumm]

You also spelled his name wrong, but oh well.

[@munky123jw]

I'd of like to of seen Montana.

[@Timmy_The_P.O.G]

It was still cool.

[@logicplague]

@@munky123jw I believe he was thinking of Utah, he said he might need two wives.

[@dannyseo6759]

Which one did Captain Tom Dodge get? "All right Gentelmen, Let's kick this PIG!!!!"

[@mhamma6560]

Fun fact, the US SLBM Trident II missiles have been upgraded to allow 12 large sized warheads to fit in them. The large warhead is 22x the power of the Nagasaki device, each missile can carry 12, the ship carries 24 missiles. That's 288 nukes each 22x as powerful as the Nagasaki device. 1 ship can effectively wipe out a continent. I like to refer to the SSBNs as continent killers.

[@Taylor-nc1qt]

In the amount of time I’ve spent watching Simon’s perfectly manicured beard while pretending to learn things, I could have planned a mega project.

[@777jones]

Your comment gave me life honestly

[@hakichiki]

If you really want the whole shave and a haircut experience you should listen to his brand plug whenever #Manscaped is sponsoring.... #PlushKinkyPlusLevelBoss.

[@vampiro4236]

Today on SideProjects, the Cultivation of the Whistler Beard

[@fencserx9423]

“We don’t have to worry about that in 2021” **2022 waiting in the wings**

[@cixelsyd40]

The Jimmy Carter has the extra section because it took over the spy sub role when the Parche was decommissioned.

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

You know your sub is completely OP when even the US government thinks it’s a bit too much.

[@yogi6917]

Ahh, if only you knew... - ETV1(SS) John Smith SSN 23

[@gapprs84]

Well played sir. Lol. As a sub chaser from the air I agree whole heartedly.

[@arioch2112]

Thank you for your service, shipmate *salute*

[@wilcalint]

There was no "cat and mouse" here. Only a Wolf, and a big one.

[@_Olivers.Travels]

Did you know Wiggins? 😆

[@wilcalint]

@@_Olivers.Travels My connections with this is with contrators

[@CanisAnubis]

We played war-games with the Norwegian submarine fleet when I was on the Seawolf. She was so quiet our Captain began telling us to bang on the hull with large wrenches to give them a fair chance finding us.

[@alainarchambault2331]

Wasn't it a Swedish submarine that managed to sink a US aircraft carrier during such an excircise?

[@JohnDoe-ud3ue]

@@alainarchambault2331 Swedes and Norwegians aren't the same

[@alainarchambault2331]

@@JohnDoe-ud3ue Well then the Swedes are doing a hell of a lot better than the Norwegians.

[@evanbelisle8464]

Titan sub: implodes. US Navy sub: yeah just bang on the hull with a piece of metal.

[@cattibingo]

8:34 Idk why i thought of "time out at sea" as a submariner sitting in a corner facing the wall

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

Go sit in your torpedo tube, and think about what you've done.

[@mastersplintersdaddy5640]

@@MrJinglejanglejingle Spent many, many hours in machinery 2 lower level sitting at the feed water control panel wondering what I had done to myself... MM1(SS)

[@webbtrekker534]

@@mastersplintersdaddy5640 For me either crewsmess or the AirHouse (they had the best collection of "pin-ups". Even the officers came down to look them over once we had dived to see what was new to the collection.

[@michaelmurray2833]

@2:40 "we don't have to worry about nuclear war in 2021 right?" aged really well.

[@m1k3droid]

The Los Angeles class did a lot more hunting of the Typhoon than the Seawolf did.

[@Engine33Truck]

Simply because the Seawolf entered service after the Typhoon class began staying home. Post USSR Russia found them too expensive to operate.

[@Navysubvet664]

Yawns in 637🤣

[@m1k3droid]

@Gareth Fairclough exactly, Seawolf was intended to hunt soviet attack subs that were tasked to target US aircraft carriers, which soviet attack subs are extremely quiet boats.

[@Erichder5te]

Cold War - BERLIN WALL - Well that was a MEGA Project for the GDR (DDR). What Efforts had been done to keep the People inside the Country is really crazy. I grew up right beneath the wall at western side and was and still am impressed about the huge installation that had been made. Would be happy to see you talking about that Topic.

[@jaredkennedy6576]

The Jimmy Carter was the second sub I worked on at Groton. I don't think I ever went inside it, though, most of what I did was in the ballast tanks. This was also the last boat that they made a wooden construction mockup of.

[@stormhawk31]

You may have worked with some of my family and friends.

[@kevinporta4738]

9:33 I wouldn't call 30 meters "Slightly longer".... that's almost 30% of the total length of the two previous ones

[@FreedomTrooper89]

I think you may be wrong with the active and passive modes with the mk 48 torpedos. Passive means it would be listening for loud sounds to home in on, surface ships and various other craft make much louder sounds so it would be very easy for the torpedo to detect those sounds and home in on them. Active mode means it would be pinging, sending out sound waves and homing in on the reflection of the sound waves. That would be used for quiet targets such as submarines which don't make loud sounds, but the hull of a target would reflect sound waves sent by the torpedo. I think you just got those backwards. But even then, wether passive or active mode is used is all dependent more on the situation over what kind of Target is being attacked. just speaking as a general rule what modes will be used

[@peterga3658]

Magellan TV is a service that actually worth buying . and this come from me who thinks Netflix is a waste of money . MagellanTV has amazing amazing content to watch (sry for any mistakes engl isnt my first lng)

[@ssisk87]

"When it seems excessive to the U.S Government, It is really Excessive" As an American... That's a fair assessment...

[@SyedFaizalAlYahya]

love the 3 seawolf class

[@WiskinWaffles]

Yoo I just refreshed my feed and this pops up 😌 perfect timing!

[@unclesamuk8687]

Great timing as there was an accident recently in indonesia involving of the loss of one of their diesel submarines.

[@davidsilk3764]

SIMON! When is the Mega project for star citizen!? Hell I'd settle with a business blaze at this point

[@AdamIsUrqed]

Business Blaze for that one. His commentary and the memes would be priceless for the sheer amount of money people have paid into it with extended tech demos to show for it. The ship costs alone would have him on a 10 minute tangent.

[@rogueviking9268]

Definitely need Sam's memes for that one!

[@foxhoundp9949]

That would be perfect for business blaze!! It's a giant scam not a real project 😒 I at least don't believe they ever had any intention on releasing that game

[@preziplier2145]

I think that was the most eloquent ending to any video I’ve ever watched. Nice one Simon. Nice one :)

[@kaiyack]

Down Periscope was a good movie.

[@alexandergrey5913]

One possible topic for you could be the infrastructure rebuild/upgrade of main Philippine Islands. Incredible skyway’s, bridges & road construction !! This has gone very much without anyone noticing ! Luv your channel’s ! Keep it up 👍

[@andrewbeil1799]

Mega projects vid about all of simon's channels and the work that goes into them. anyone remember when "How it's made" did a how its made episode about making how its made? like button smashed!

[@michaelcannizzo1076]

3:50 -Akula class was different class of boat

[@bigwillydier]

Important notes: The polar bear was photographed using the periscope and his name is Fred.

[@c.j.cleveland7475]

I never met a periscope named Fred! 😁

[@chrissolomon5664]

I get it. Thank you for your silent service.

[@timbauer399]

I served on a Seawolf class submarine, the USS Connecticut, or the Double Deuce, as we called her. I love your videos. I haven't watched this one yet, but I'm really excited to. If I were an influencer, I would totally do a first watch/reaction video to this. As I'm not, I'll do a before and after comment. 😆😆😆

[@MrTaxiRob]

what's really funny is that Jimmy Carter tried to cancel the whole sub program, and so they named one after him to rub it in

[@oldsilverdrew2471]

Jimmy Carter was a useless dove that only made the world more dangerous by projecting America as a wimp- which we were not but he was.

[@cripplious]

I had a teacher in High School who served on Subs and he said the psych tests he had to pass were extensive.

[@Parker-time]

Mackinac Bridge being the largest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere seems like a megaproject. Also there isn't a lot of videos on KZbin about it.

[@SubVet84]

As a submarine veteran, and a sonar technician, I would have sold my soul, along with the souls of all my family members, to have been awarded orders to the Jimmy Carter! Granted averaging well over 300 days a year submerged could be difficult. But not on me, my family. To be on americas only true spy/covert sub would mean amazing experiences. The fact it earns the Presidential Unit Citation every year offers the only evidence that what they do is utterly important and dangerous! Unfortunately there were no open spots for sonar when I was available for transfer.

[@jasonritner9662]

We keep getting closer to my pet project I want to see. The US's Submarine Launched Ballistics Missile program and all the subs and missile types associated with that program.

[@ralikdiver]

Now that would be a project! MT 2 (SS) SSBN 644 (Gold)

[@jasonritner9662]

@@ralikdiver MT2 (SS) SSBN 741 (Gold) here, somedays it feels like we MTs are the only type of people that appreciate the world changing effect that technology had. Oh well lol

[@YeeSoest]

2:13 is tangent time!! Oooooh the blaze is shining through, factboi !!!!

[@walkingcontradiction223]

Former USN EMN2, served on an Ohio class, and was lucky enough to get a billet on a Seawolf class, it was a piece of art.

[@JMurph2015]

That's saying something coming from someone from a boomer, the real pricey subs.

[@stoves5877]

the hell it was. I would have given anything to be on an Ohio class over a Seawolf. Everything was constantly breaking, hell even the clothes dryer couldn't run with out setting off the smoke detector.

[@walkingcontradiction223]

@@stoves5877 SSN-23 is quite a different sub than the previous two in the class. I went from SSBN-731 which was commissioned in 1985, SSN-23 was commissioned in 2005. Spent all my enlistment at Naval Base Bangor in Washington State. My wife enlisted as a MC and ended up at the same port.

[@FiferSkipper]

The hull is not the limiting factor for a sub's diving depth. It is the condenser tubes that cool the steam turbine exhaust with sea water. Efficiency and available power mean thin tubes, depth means thick tubes; nothing else in the pressure-boundary system requires such a compromise.

[@denisfinlayson9664]

An idea would be the Astute class british submarines. An amazing bit of kit and most powerful sonar currently on any sub

[@Krebssssssss]

The Astute-class of submarines are heavily underrated. They are incredible!

[@stupidburp]

Should update the Seawolf class design and build a few more to replace those in service as they retire. Each could include the mission section from USS Jimmy Carter, vertical missile payload modules from the upcoming block V Virginia class, plus many other improvements.

[@madbytenmr6275]

While we're on the topic of submarines, how about a video on the P3 Orion? Specifically designed to track subs!

[@Nevverhere]

YES! Finally a video on my favourite sub!

[@generalripper7528]

The Seawolf class is as quiet when on patrol as the Los Angeles class is when docked on a pier. Let that sink in.

[@michiganengineer8621]

Those speeds are what the Navy will _admit to_ , as a former squid myself I can tell you for certain those numbers are about 20% lower than the actual max speeds. The ranges and speeds given for the ADCAP are also understated.

[@ramal5708]

Pure Hunter Killer submarine, 8 torpedo tubes instead of 4 on Virginia class. Not only she's designed to hunt enemy surface or submarine force, she's also designed to thrive in that situation and come back to base intact.

[@kylemcneal7856]

hunter killers haven't existed since ww2

[@navytwidget7480]

I was lucky (unlucky) enough to be stationed onboard the USS Proteus (AS-19) from 1986 to 1990. As a RADIAC calibration tech, I was assigned to R-5 division (Nuclear Support Facility (NSF)). The best part of that service allowed me to work on the last of the Diesel Boats (in Japan) up to the most advanced, at the time, 688 class. The Seawolf class was still just barely spoke of when I left the Navy in 1997.

[@EthanRawlins]

Do the astute class next!

[@michiganderryan5293]

Seawolf and Connecticut are weapons for another time that got caught up in their own success. When they stopped building 21-class boats the reservoir for replacement parts dried up. Carter is a superstar; so much so that they cannibalize Seawolf and Connecticut for spare parts. They don't need subs that can engage an entire surface fleet by themselves right now. What they do need is best-ever spy subs. We won't know about Carter's exploits until years from now, but she's going to end up being the most a ward-winning boat in history. And after Parche that's saying a lot!

[@mbpaintballa]

you act like submariners were sane to start with

[@benhunter4041]

Thanks again for making this video Simon. I bequeath my sweet, sweet watch time. I might recommend Blind Mans Bluff if you haven’t read already - there are many stories for your various channels here. Keep up the good work

[@phalanx3803]

USA : "we won't let you win" makes Seawolf USSR has disconnected USA : "so i gusse i win be default then" looks at Seawolf "well fuck that was a waste of money"

[@Eminence_in_shadow]

lololol

[@adamtruong1759]

The US seems to make/develop things too late.

[@paulbedichek2679]

Money well spent. You're welcome rest of world!

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

It still blows my mind that information like this is even available to the public.

[@dan725]

The Typhoons were more akin to the Ohio's (Boomers) . I'm not sure why even mention the LA class, as they were fast-attack boats, and Ohios and Typhoons were the SSBNs.. of course, the fast-attack boats were also tasked to hunt the SSBNs. I mean, ya sure, the Seawolf-class was supposed to replace the LA class, but I'm not sure if comparing the Typhoon the the LA was the correct comparison.

[@bondisteve3617]

Another winner Simon...thanks.

[@BananaShooter01]

Do one on the Russian Alfa submarine. It has a liquid metal cooled reactor.

[@kylemcneal7856]

they didn't work too well

[@bluecamarodriver94]

Randomly found you and your videos are great keep up the great work buddy you have a new follower!

[@drmattconrad77]

Can’t wait for the video on the project where the Russians trained polar bears to hunt US subs. :)

[@joseruiz4026]

And dolphins

[@neilpuckett359]

The weapons manufacturers highlighted,it would be interesting to know how many retired naval officers are on their executive boards.

[@darthvader8947]

Simon! I love your videos and understand this was a follow up to the Typhoon class video you made, but this one was pretty far off on the facts. -The Seawolf was designed to deal with the Akula not the Typhoon. -It was not the first sub to use HY-100 the metal had been around but it was not needed for the normal operating depths of cold war era submarines. It was upgraded to on the Seawolf because the Akula used a titanium hull that allowed it to dive much deeper that any non research USN submarine. The Seawolf was made to go deeper to ensure the Akula would not be able to pass undetected at greater depths. -You mentioned the capacity of the torpedoes and that is one of the biggest features of the Seawolf that sets it apart. It carries nearly 2x as many as any other fast attack submarine. This is for forward deployments where doing a weapons load is not practical. It allows the Seawolf to stay on station much longer without having to resupply. -The Los Angeles class submarine is much faster than the Typhoon and far more advanced. The Typhoon is a classic Russian tactic of using quantity. It just was bigger and had more missiles but technologically speaking it was far behind anything the US had in the era. The Typhoon was loud slow and easily tracked by a Los Angeles class. I love your videos and watch them all the time. I just really enjoy this subject and wanted to let people know that some of the information was incorrect. I understand that doing a video one of the most classified assets in the USN is difficult.

[@krashd]

The armchair expert has spoken, please be seated and listen.

[@terryenby2304]

Anyone else not a huge fan of military stuff, but a huge fan of Simon? Just me??

[@pdbouie]

Just you...

[@spirevr8907]

I am confused how I'm so early.

[@buttebd]

Akula is an SSN (attack boat), Typhoon is a SSBN (missle carrier). Akula is the fastest & deepest diving sub known due to its titanium hull, an element much more abundant in the former Soviet Union than in the US (we had to secretively buy it from them for our SR-71's).

[@pdbouie]

Typhoon is the NATO designation for the boat for the Soviet it was the Akula class. The Akula attack sub again a NATO designation is the Soviet Project 971 Shchuka-B.....never doubt the Whistler, he knows his stuff!!

[@generationyouthproductions]

@@pdbouie Wow! Thank-you. Well if that doesn't make it all confusing - thanks NATO ;)

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

We're gonna need those against the CCP

[@jetsons101]

Not while china joe is in charge..........

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

@@jetsons101 true. Biden won't risk war with his pay masters

[@paulbedichek2679]

In about 40 years.

[@kylemcneal7856]

literally the loudest functional submarine force belongs to the ccp. I'm talking 1200nm detection ranges loud 😅

[@timtheskeptic1147]

The big problem with the Seawolf class is it's operation to maintenance ratio. For just about every day spent at sea it requires two in port for upkeep. We only built two of them (2.5 if you count the Carter) and they take up a shitload of drydock time and resources.

[@hklassehutten1476]

No matter how good you, your crew and your sub is. You'd shit yourself if you got reports of Alfa class wolfpacks lurking in your area.

[@richardmillhousenixon]

11:03 The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

[@Lineandsinker87]

My head hurts 😂😂

[@YouScroob]

ROFLMAO !!!!!

[@krashd]

Is the missile made from prefabulated amulite?

[@kevineldracher9297]

My brain just turned inside out

[@geoben1810]

Run Silent, Run Deep, Always vigilant. U.S. NAVY veteran PO3 '73 >'77 🇺🇸

[@mrmunyang2476]

Great vid bruv!

[@tdawg5742]

Very interesting how the SeaWolf was made. In 1984, a rogue USSR Typhoon Class submarine, which was the most advanced submarine at the time, defected and the USSR sent out 3 fleets to find and sink it. They also sent out 58 submarine hunter planes to find it and 1 nearly got it but the Typhoon submarine broke the torpedoes ankles and it crashed into a canyon wall. The rogue submarine kept losing the USS Dallas during the chase because it kept going into "Silent Mode" and the Dallas couldn't hear it and track it during silent mode. During the chase, 1 CIA operative boarded the USS Dallas and then in the battle between 1 USSR submarine and the Typhoon, 3 CIA operators boarded the rogue Typhoon with a underwater vessel. The USSR submarine sunk itself with it's own torpedo and the rogue submarine mysteriously "disappeared". A couple years later in 1989, the US Navy came out with the SeaWolf Class Submarine who is now the most silent and efficient submarine known to man.

[@kimweaver3323]

Active pinging is used for the quiet targets, passive (listening) is used for noisy ones.

[@mweizenblut3391]

The Typhoon and the Akula are two completely different class of submarines

[@gibbo1977]

That’s what I thought also, I thought the Akula was the Alpha class attack submarine.

[@bruces1g]

Some confusion may exist as the name Akula (Russian: Акула, meaning "shark" in Russian) was used by the Soviets for a different class of submarines, the Project 941, which is known in the West as the Typhoon class. The Project 971 was named Shchuka-B by the Soviets but given the designation Akula by the West after the name of the lead ship, K-284.

[@bruces1g]

@@gibbo1977 The Alfa Class was a separate class from the Akula attack submarine.The Alfa class, Soviet designation Project 705 Lira (Russian: Лира, meaning "Lyre", NATO reporting name Alfa), was a class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in service with the Soviet Navy from 1971 into the early 1990s, with one serving later with the Russian Navy until 1996. They were the fastest military submarines ever built, with only the prototype submarine K-222 (NATO reporting name Papa-class) exceeding them in submerged speed.

[@Viper-dn8ix]

Since I have time, I'm gonna get back on this: PLEASE do Denver International Airport! It's the second largest airport in the world (Though lets be real, King Fahd really shouldn't be largest. I said what I said). Might work for Geographics, but the entire airport is a bit more of a megaproject. Your call of course Simon! Attempt 1.

[@steeljawX]

I know the US Military has a lot of fun megaprojects and are kinda one third of the Mega Project's front liners (along with Chinese civics works and Russian projects), but I think you should take a gander at the US Fletcher class and US Gearing class destroyers. 175 of the former and 152 of the later were launched and served in WWII. In another scale, the US built and used a greater destroyer force during the course of WWII than the entire sum of all three Axis navies had in destroyers combined. (327 USN Fletcher and Gearing classes vs all 249 Imperial Japanese Navy, Kreigsmarine, and Regia Marina destroyer classes). They aren't Liberty Ships by numbers made, but they sure were being stamped out for small ships with things that go boom on them. Fletchers peaked out at the fastest being launched out 151 days after being laid down. Weren't the most "mega" weapons of the war, but when you're spitting out destroyers like that and your biggest rival, the IJN, has peaked out at a bit over 1/3 of what you ended with (162), you do have to wonder A. What was Japan's government thinking getting involved with the US, and B. Didn't we (the US) go a bit overboard with the #'s?

[@vesawuoristo4162]

I used to play PC game in which you operated a Seawolf class submarine, was quite fun at the time. Learned much about hiding in the ocean.

[@silvianworker]

Same here. A lot of fun playing that game.

[@pdbouie]

WTH??? Hide in the ocean!!!😯 SeaWolves don't hide SeaWolves make sharks scare to go back into the water!!

[@DunkdaHunk]

I work from home, and most days I'll work whilst listening to a video I've already watched from one of Simon's many channels

[@Atesz222]

10:40 Didn't Simon mix up the active and passive homing? For silent targets you want to use the active, while a loud target will be easily found by passive anyways. But I'm not an expert, please correct me if I'm wrong

[@GhostXYHunter]

I was thinking the same

[@fluffyninja6380]

If Simon wants to make another video on a Cold War aircraft you could try doing one on the A-10 Warthog. It's the red-headed stepchild of the US Air Force that everyone thought was too ugly to fly. It was intended to be a flying tank/vehicle destroyer. The nose cannon weighs so much the plane tilts backward and slams on its rear when you take it off.

[@kenhelmers2603]

Just cool! Thanks Simon & Co.

[@SlidellRobotics]

You talk about the SEAWOLF class in 2021, designed to fight the TYPHOONs about three decades ago. I'm curious to see what you can dig up on the US' and RFN's submarines currently in production.

[@vonkerman8168]

I have friends that have either served on or are serving on uss seawolf and uss jimmy carter. Amazing machines, even though they are 98.6% still classified. We know nothing of the capabilities of these machines. And thank god. The seawolf class of submarine are still heavily classified. Rightly so.

[@kevinmccarthy8746]

IT IS YOU MY FRIEND. Thank god for you guys.