The Military Branch That Serves At Sea, The Navy

The U.S. had enough of the British Navy impressing American sailors and seizing American merchant ships. Even though the U.S. Navy lacked the size that British had, the Royal Navy was stretched to its limits. Many of the British efforts were focused on the Napoleonic wars taking place in Europe, leaving just two dozen British ships between Halifax and Bermuda. The U.S. frigates were larger and had much more armament than those of the British giving the U.S. one more key advantage over their

This separation presented communication and data-sharing challenges. Furthermore, the new design contained a number of technical risks, one of them was designing a submarine that would operate in a manner and environment very different from what Kockums was accustomed to. The risk resulted fuel system has been proven to be problematic. Swedish submarines have short patrols in calm, relatively fresh water. When a similar design was used in the salty, open water in which Australian submarines operate, water was sucked into the engine causing failure. Moreover, the RAN submarines transit greater distance and are on station for months at time, which has number of implications for fuel storage, hotel service, and other hull design features. The difference in operation concept and environment ultimately led to some equipment and system decision during design that caused problems with operations and supportability.

Since its formation during the early years of our nation the United States Navy has always stood out among other militaries, playing a vital role in the protection of our own country as well as the rest of the world. Founded upon the core values of honor, courage, and commitment the Navy has continued to uphold its men and women to exceptionally high moral, mental, and physical standards for nearly 240 years. It is my favorite branch of the military and becoming an officer in it has been a goal of mine for a long time.

The US Navy is one of the five existing military branches in the United States. This military branch carries out the duty of providing for the common defense by fortifying our nation’s military power at sea. The United States Navy deters potential foreign threats

developing their own versions of underwater attack. Torpedoes which attacked enemies without any warning were the most dreaded war equipments during both the World Wars. An eyewitness on board a British passenger ship sailing towards America recounts his thrilling encounter with a German torpedo attack. After a devastating torpedo attack, a friendly steward, who was earlier moved from the trenches to a safe job since he lost his two brothers in the war earlier, went missing in the sea for good thus leaving the hapless mother with no surviving sons. Again, even as the eye witness escaped along with others in a rescue boat, he saw the ship that weighed more than 15,000 tons diving into the water helplessly like a toy boat before his very eyes. The Germans sunk around 5,000 ships weighing more than 13 million tons during the War using their destroyers popularly known as U Boats. The Americans employed a total of 92 ships that included 7 submarines and 47 destroyers to carry on the counter attack in

The German undersea boat was designed to sneak up on enemy ships and attack them by suprise. U-boat would have to cross the Atlantic, from Germany, all the way to coast of the U.S. These boats can carry up to 23 torpedos and it would only take a few to sink a ship. For at least seven months, U-Boats would have control in U.S. waters. The U.S. failed to come with a plan to stop the U-Boats for months.

I do agree with you. Submarines were the silent weapon of the Navy. With he high risk of casualties they were an underwater, killing machine making the difference in a battle. A new strategy was in place when Commander Dudley ‘Mush’ Morton takes a position on 12 December 1942. Aboard in the USS Wahoo he orders to patrol the submarine in sea level monitoring of activity in the sky for enemy airplanes. Morton was acquiring information about Japanese movement in the area. Moreover, he makes a record of sinking five enemy vessels in one patrol. Morton was awarded navy’s second-highest combat decoration for his actions, and the Wahoo awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. Morton actions on command were not always correct. He ordered to kill Japanese

Background. Royal Navy maritime power remains essential due to instability within North Africa, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, whilst Russian efforts continue to test NATO’s resolve.

Figure 1. The schematics for a German type VII C U-boat, the most heavily used U-boat by the Germans during World War II.

They started the construction of the submarine on October 17, 1958 and had it launched on April 8, 1959. The submarine had been completed on November 12, 1960. Having a length of 114 meters, a draft of 7.1 meters, and a beam of 9.2 meters when the submarine was made. When surfaced the sub could go at least 17 miles per hour, but submerged it could

Written by Lieutenant H. M. Fardell, this article provides a defense of the infamous K Submarines that were created by Royal Navy. The K Submarines were infamous because many of them sunk in accidents and malfunctions. In fact, the K submarines were so widely disliked by the Royal Navy that they were deemed “Kalamity” submarines. However, many of the commanders in the Royal Navy deemed the K submarines an advantage because of their speed. The K submarines used a steam engine instead of a diesel engine which made them much faster than the German U-boats (a U-boat is a type of german submarine). This allowed the Royal Navy to out-maneuver the slower German submarines. However, the Royal Navy failed to account for the extreme dangers and overall weight of a steam engine. If even the smallest thing was out of place, the K submarines would sink or possibly even explode. Most of Fardell’s article bases his defense of the K submarine on its speed.

submarines were made to destroy everything which they did. The very first submarine floated on

“The Ohio class is a class of nuclear-powered submarines used by the United States Navy.” (Ohio-class submarine, Wikipedia) Ohio-Class Ballistic Missile Submarines were the core of America’s strategic deterrent. Each SSBN stretched 560 feet with a beam of 42 feet and a weight of 18,750 tons when submerged. Powered by a pressurized water reactor (PWR) and a single propeller shaft, the Ohio-class could travel over 25 knots at depths exceeding 800 feet. With its “most survivable and enduring nuclear strike capability”, each submarine was at sea 68% of the time, seventy-seven days at sea followed by thirty-five days of in-port maintenance.

The ballistic missile submarine is the corner stone of the United States nuclear triad. It is also the only survivable portion of the triad due to the ballistic missile submarines’ ever changing locations and patrols. Much is classified about this stealthy monolith’s technology and operating procedure. But its development from the USS Nautilus to modern day Ohio Class ballistic missile submarine is well known by other nations who fight to keep up with the United States’ projection of power. The Ohio Class ballistic

The United States Navy often takes me to various and unique locations of the world. I’ve sailed throughout the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. I’ve stepped foot in Rome, the Middle East, various tropical islands, and my favorite region – Southeast Asia. To be more specific, one of the most memorable places I’ve visited was when my third ship hit port in Thailand.