| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | SSBN3 |
| Displacement | 17,200 tons (16,900 long tons; 19,000 short tons) |
| Length | 152.9 metres |
| Propulsion | Nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Armament | 12 x Lockheed Trident II D5 SLBMs (carrying up to 8 warheads each) |
| 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for: Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes | |
| Complement | 130 |
From the inception of the Submarine Service in 1901 all the way through to the early years of WW1 the standard method of teaching embryonic submarine commanding officers, and maintaining commanding officers' skill levels, was for submarines to practice attacking surface ships at sea. This was costly in terms of ships, submarines, manpower and, of course, fuel - coal first then oil. The expansion of the Submarine Service with the war increased the demand for the services. At the same time, however, boats were away on patrol and time between patrols was necessary for maintenance. Moreover, there were very few German ships at sea and so commanding officers were not getting the practice they needed in their attacking skills. The resolution was an attack teacher
Combat veteran Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) and his second-in-command Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington) are the chief officers on board US nuclear submarine Crimson Tide.
They are heading for Russia, ready to intervene in an escalating crisis which could result in the outbreak of World War 3. When they then receive orders to launch their missiles, Ramsay and Hunter clash over the validity of the command and mutiny ensues.
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| Displacement | 17,200 tons (16,900 long tons; 19,000 short tons) |
| Length | 152.9 metres |
| Propulsion | Nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Armament | 12 x Lockheed Trident II D5 SLBMs (carrying up to 8 warheads each) |
| 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for: Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes | |
| Complement | 130 |
From the inception of the Submarine Service in 1901 all the way through to the early years of WW1 the standard method of teaching embryonic submarine commanding officers, and maintaining commanding officers' skill levels, was for submarines to practice attacking surface ships at sea. This was costly in terms of ships, submarines, manpower and, of course, fuel - coal first then oil. The expansion of the Submarine Service with the war increased the demand for the services. At the same time, however, boats were away on patrol and time between patrols was necessary for maintenance. Moreover, there were very few German ships at sea and so commanding officers were not getting the practice they needed in their attacking skills. The resolution was an attack teacher
Combat veteran Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) and his second-in-command Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington) are the chief officers on board US nuclear submarine Crimson Tide.
They are heading for Russia, ready to intervene in an escalating crisis which could result in the outbreak of World War 3. When they then receive orders to launch their missiles, Ramsay and Hunter clash over the validity of the command and mutiny ensues.
20 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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