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SEAWOLF CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
Displacement: 9,150 tons submerged
Length: 350 feet
Beam: 40 feet
Draft: 35 feet
Speed: 25+ knots submerged
Depth: Greater than 800 feet
Complement: 133 (approx.)
Horizontal Tubes: Eight 30-inch Tubes
Builders: General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation
The lead ship of the class, USS Seawolf (SSN 21) has been commissioned and is assigned to Submarine Development Squadron TWELVE in Groton, Connecticut. The second and third ships of the class, Connecticut (SSN 22) and Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) are under construction at Electric Boat in Groton
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