Attack submarines are designed to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; project power ashore with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operation Forces (SOF); carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions; support battle group operations, and engage in mine warfare.
Virginia class Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Seawolf class Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Los Angeles class Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Ohio class Guided Missile Submarines / SSGN (ex Ballistic Missile Submarines / SSBN – converted and reclassified to SSGN) |
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Glenard P. Lipscomb Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Sturgeon class Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Tresher class Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Skipjack class Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Skate class Attack Submarine / SSN | ||||||||||||
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Postwar Diesel Attack Submarines – SS, SSG, SSK,SSR | ||||||||||||
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ex SSBN’s converted to Attack Submarines / SSN | ||||||||||||
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