Virginia Payload Tubes

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf submarine missile launch system
gptkbp:canBe Tomahawk cruise missile
special operations equipment
UUVs
gptkbp:capacityPerTube 6 Tomahawk missiles
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:U.S._Navy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Payload Tubes
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:USS_North_Dakota_(SSN-784)
gptkbp:introducedInBlock gptkb:Block_III
gptkbp:location forward hull section
gptkbp:numberOfTubes 2
gptkbp:purpose enable future payloads
increase payload flexibility
reduce construction cost
gptkbp:replacedBy 12 individual vertical launch system tubes
12-tube missile launch system
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Block_III_Virginia-class
gptkb:Virginia-class_submarine_Block_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7