All Three Of The U.S. Navy’s Most Powerful Submarines Were Under Way At The Same Time, In The...

The U.S. Navy in July apparently deployed all three of its most powerful attack submarines all at the same time in the same ocean.

In July, every Seawolf-class nuclear attack sub was under way in the Pacific Ocean. The Seawolf surge has serious implications for U.S. naval strategy at a time when America’s biggest competitor, China, fast is growing its own fleet.

USS Seawolf, USS Connecticut and USS Jimmy Carter all sail from Bremerton, Washington. The 1990s-vintage vessels are the biggest, fastest and most heavily armed of the U.S. fleet’s roughly 50 attack submarines.

Each Seawolf with its 50 torpedoes and missiles packs enough firepower to sink an enemy convoy or carrier group. The secretive Jimmy Carter also boasts a 100-foot hull extension that affords her special espionage and special-operations capabilities.