The Backbone of the United States Navy is the Submarine. The history of the submarine can be taken back all the way to the Revolutionary war where submarines were used to plant explosives on British ships. Then During the Civil War Submarines were very dangerous but used to liberate southern ports. Fast forward to the Great Wars Submarines revealed their true power in attacking surface ships. Today Submarines can strike land, air, surface ships, and other deep diving submarines making them the most versatile vessel in the United States Navy. They now also have the capabilities to gather intel from safe distances in the middle of the ocean. The Seawolf Class is arguably the most valuable and multipurpose Class of submarines ever created. It was original intent was to combat the cat and mouse submarine chase that was taking place with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Unfortunately, when the first was commissioned in 1997 the Cold War was long over. These multibillion dollar submarines are no longer being made due to the hefty manufacturing price. However, there are still three Seawolf submarines that are commissioned in the fleet. One of them being the Jimmy Carter which is known to be the predecessor to the Seawolf Submarine Class in the Los Angeles Class.
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The Seawolf class which design began in 1983 is a multibillion dollar vessel that was created to be a more capable Submarine. Its new designed and capabilities allow the submarine to gather intel from safe distances. The Seawolf class is virtually undetectable due to its ability to remain very quiet. In the latter part of the Cold War Soviet submarines were advancing technologically and in sound proofing. The new deasil engines allowed the submarine to run on batteries making it very quiet. The Seawolf Class was going to help combat the new Soviet submarines. According to military