The US military denied it was trying to cover up the incident. Pacific Fleet spokesman confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. The Seawolf Submarine - CDI fact sheet, J. Those can also pose a risk to ships on the surface, depending on how close its summit is to the surface.Ĭhina, often at odds with the US in the South China Sea, has capitalized on the limited information provided by the Navy about the incident, with Chinese officials accusing the US of a cover-up and calling it 'cagey' and 'irresponsible.' The Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) suffered an underwater collision while operating in international waters on Oct. The Seawolf submarine was built entirely out of higher-strength HY-100 steel so that it could endure dives as deep as 490 meters.Its sail (conning tower) was reinforced for operations Arctic ice. SUBMARINE SEAWOLF (SSN 21) TO BE CHRISTENED AT ELECTRIC BOAT J- Seawolf will be christened at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday, June 24, 1995, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut. The sea service did not say where the incident occurred, though Navy officials speaking on the condition of anonymity told some reporters it happened in the South China Sea after the release of the statement.Īs of Wednesday, the US Navy was not quite sure what the submarine hit, though defense officials told USNI News that early indications suggested that the Connecticut crashed into a seamount, an undersea mountain that rises from the ocean's depth. It said the submarine struck something while operating in international waters, there were no life-threatening injuries, the submarine was in stable condition, and the nuclear-propulsion systems were not damaged. The earlier Navy statement on the incident left a lot to the imagination. Haley Sims saying: 'The investigation determined USS Connecticut grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.' The 7th Fleet confirmed the USNI News report to Insider, with its spokesperson Cdr. Investigators have determined the submarine ran aground on an undersea mountain, the location of which was previously unknown, USNI News said. Navy with undersea weapons platforms that can operate in any scenario against any threat, with mission and growth. The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Connecticut collided with an unidentified object on October 2, the Navy said five days after the incident.

US Navy investigators have determined what a nuclear-powered attack submarine hit in the South China Sea last month, USNI News reported Monday, citing defense officials familiar with the investigation and a legislative official. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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