Triton-class submarine

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf submarine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Tomahawk_cruise_missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Division
gptkbp:commissionDate November 6, 1960
gptkbp:communicationEquipment secure satellite communications
gptkbp:crewCapacity approximately 130 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:decommissioningDate September 30, 1995
gptkbp:design double hull construction
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat
gptkbp:displacement approximately 8,000 tons
gptkbp:environmentalImpact nuclear waste management
gptkbp:firstMatch USS Triton (SSRN-586)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first submarine to circumnavigate the globe submerged.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Base_New_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Triton-class submarine
gptkbp:launchDate February 16, 1959
gptkbp:launched 1960s
gptkbp:length approximately 450 feet
gptkbp:missileSystem vertical launch system
gptkbp:mission strategic deterrence
gptkbp:navigationEquipment inertial navigation system
gptkbp:notableEvent first submerged circumnavigation of the Earth
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operationalRange unlimited
gptkbp:operationalStatus over 800 feet
retired from active service
gptkbp:propulsion nuclear
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Ohio-class_submarine
gptkbp:secondaryRole nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:security advanced sonar systems
gptkbp:soundtrack low
gptkbp:speed over 20 knots
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Virginia-class_submarine
gptkbp:supportRole submarine warfare training
advanced combat control system
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment electronic surveillance measures
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4
Mk 48 torpedoes
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy