I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

[Rogue Valley]

I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

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Take a tour of the USS Growler (SSG-577), a retired nuclear submarine.

 

[Allan]

I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

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Take a tour of the USS Growler (SSG-577), a retired nuclear submarine.

That is fascinating. I'd want to spend all day exploring. In San Francisco I toured the USS Pampanito and really enjoyed that experience.

 

[redbeer]

Delivered a load of construction materials to the Trident submarine base in southeastern Ga. several years ago. Had to go through two checkpoints where they would check background and screening, searching the truck, etc. Finally inside, hummers with 50 calibers mounted securing the area, made it to the delivery point and the foreman asked if I wanted to see something cool.....sure, I said. Walked me over to a Trident dry-docked way down over an edge as they were doing repairs to the outside.....wow, huge, so much bigger when out of the water.

As a sidenote, the construction foreman said they were looking for employees paying over $35 per hr., but had hard time finding anyone who could pass the drug test. Still to this day, it amazes me for just the few seconds of seeing the sub out of the water and the size of it.....amazing.

 

[ColdHardTruth]

I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

www.businessinsider.com

Take a tour of the USS Growler (SSG-577), a retired nuclear submarine.

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[Rexedgar]

Many years ago, we drove around north Germany. In Laboe there is a type VII boat set up for tourists. They cut a door at the stern and an exit door near the bow. You are on your own as you traverse the boat. You quickly realize how cramped the quarters are. Not for me.

German submarine U-995 - Wikipedia

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[Rich2018]

I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

www.businessinsider.com

Take a tour of the USS Growler (SSG-577), a retired nuclear submarine.

I have tried to find out on-line, what the minimum crew number would be to sail an SSN or SSBN, but I can't find out.

 

[Rogue Valley]

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Not for everyone.

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[JMB1911A1]

I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

www.businessinsider.com

Take a tour of the USS Growler (SSG-577), a retired nuclear submarine.

The USS Growler is NOT a nuclear submarine. It is a diesel-electric submarine that carried missiles capable of being armed with nuclear warheads. That is why it has a SSG designation, NOT a SSGN designation.

The only nuclear submarine that can be toured is the USS Nautilus (SSN-571j in Groton CT.

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) - Wikipedia

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[Rich2018]

The USS Growler is NOT a nuclear submarine. It is a diesel-electric submarine that carried missiles capable of being armed with nuclear warheads. That is why it has a SSG designation, NOT a SSGN designation.

The only nuclear submarine that can be toured is the USS Nautilus (SSN-571j in Groton CT.

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) - Wikipedia

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Did any diesel submarine carry ballistic missiles to your knowledge ?

 

[JMB1911A1]

Did any diesel submarine carry ballistic missiles to your knowledge ?

Soviet Golf class. 23 built. 1 lost at sea (K-129). 1 built by China as the Type 6631/031. China also has one Type 032 conventional ballistic missile submarine used as a test vehicle.

Golf-class submarine - Wikipedia

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[Rogue Valley]

The USS Growler is NOT a nuclear submarine. It is a diesel-electric submarine that carried missiles capable of being armed with nuclear warheads. That is why it has a SSG designation, NOT a SSGN designation.

The only nuclear submarine that can be toured is the USS Nautilus (SSN-571j in Groton CT.

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) - Wikipedia

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Don't lecture muah. Contact the article author. And apparently she did carry nuclear weapons. From Wikipedia....

What makes Growler and her sister unusual was her nuclear armament, deployed on a conventional diesel-electric submarine. Her mission was to provide nuclear deterrent capability off the Pacific coast of the Soviet Union during peak years of the Cold War, from 1958 to 1964. Additionally, special forces missions were deployed from her torpedo tubes and nuclear hangar.

USS Growler (SSG-577) - Wikipedia

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[JMB1911A1]

Don't lecture muah. Contact the article author. And apparently she did carry nuclear weapons. From Wikipedia....

USS Growler (SSG-577) - Wikipedia

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Actually, the author called it a nuclear missile submarine which is technically accurate. You were the one who referred to the USS Growler as “nuclear submarine”.

I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside.

Armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler acted as a deterrent to keep other nations from using their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

www.businessinsider.com

Take a tour of the USS Growler (SSG-577), a retired nuclear submarine.

 

[MAGAnificent]

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[Rich2018]

Soviet Golf class. 23 built. 1 lost at sea (K-129). 1 built by China as the Type 6631/031. China also has one Type 032 conventional ballistic missile submarine used as a test vehicle.

Golf-class submarine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I was think about the US Navy.

 

[JMB1911A1]

I was think about the US Navy.

Well, you should have been more specific in your question.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Actually, the author called it a nuclear missile submarine which is technically accurate. You were the one who referred to the USS Growler as “nuclear submarine”.

You're that picayune these days? Thanks for the head's up.

 

[JMB1911A1]

You're that picayune these days? Thanks for the head's up.

Words mean things. Accuracy of statement is paramount.

 

[roguenuke]

I worked on both SSNs and SSBNs, in the shipyards, both in the water and out. I also got to work on an SSGN or two on ATs. My unit in the reserves did inspections on the Dolphin, which is a retired conventional sub in San Diego, so...

I do find it good when others get to see some of it though. They are interesting.

 

[Rich2018]

Well, you should have been more specific in your question.

Well I was replying to your response regarding US Navy vessels.

 

[Fledermaus]

Well I was replying to your response regarding US Navy vessels.

With a crew of 15 officers and 120 enlisted personnel, total annual personnel costs amount to approximately $10 million per crew. Historically, costs have run about $1 million per year for food and $4.5 million per year for an SSN crew, not including the additional personnel related expenses.

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