I have long tried to tell people how BIG submarines are once you see them out of the water. Well, you know what 'they' say... A picture is worth a thousand words. These two submarines are the same class, so the comparison is excellent. However, they are both significantly larger than the sub I rode.

Paul

These boats are Ohio class SSBNs. My boat was a Lafayette class SSBN. Here are the size specs for both:

Class and type:   Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine
Displacement:   
16,764 metric tons (16,499 long tons) surfaced[1][2]
18,750 metric tons (18,450 long tons) submerged[1]
Length:   560 ft (170 m)
Beam:   42 ft (13 m)[1]
Draft:   38 ft (12 m)

Class and type:   Lafayette-class submarine
Type:   Ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)[1]
Displacement:   
7,250 long tons (7,370 t) surfaced
8,250 long tons (8,380 t) submerged
Length:   425 ft (130 m)
Beam:   33 ft (10 m)
Draft:   31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)

Paul

You wonder how they can "hide" a vessel that large????

The boats are big, but it's a bigger ocean. WAY BIGGER.

Plus... as elmer Fudd says, we are "werry, werry, qwiet".

Paul

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The Ohio class sub is almost as long as the tankers I was on in the navy. Spooky looking things out of the water. The crew of an average tanker back in the 1950's was around 200 men. I really liked tanker duty even if it was like sitting on a bomb. .......Paul H

Amazing size

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