Submarine
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A submarine (or sub) is a naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water. A submersible in contrast must stay close to the water surface and can not reach depths of submarines, which can go more than 10.000 meters in case of specialized versions. Submarines were first widely used during World War I and are now used in many navies. Military uses include:
- attacking enemy surface ships (merchant and military) or other submarines
- attacking aircraft carrier and their protection
- blockade running
- ballistic missile submarines as part of a nuclear strike force
- reconnaissance
- conventional land attack (using cruise missiles)
- covert insertion of special forces
- tapping of Internet communication cables.
Civilian uses include marine science, salvage, exploration and facility inspection and maintenance. Submarines can also be modified to perform more specialized functions such as search-and-rescue missions or undersea cable repair.
Submersibles are built and used by organised crime for drug smuggling.[1]
Examples
| Page name | Description |
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| German submarine U-234 | A German submarine carrying uranium and high technology. Surrendered to the United States in 1945. |
| HNLMS K XVII | A Dutch submarine, allegedly sunk by UK Naval Intelligence in December 1941 after it stumbled across a fleet of Japanese warships heading for Pearl Harbor. |
| UK/Nuclear weapons | The UK has nuclear weapons on submarines |
| Whiskey on the Rocks | Soviet submarine that ran aground on the south coast of Sweden in 1981 |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| AUKUS | “For $360 billion, we're going to get eight submarines. It must be the worst deal in all history” | Paul Keating | 15 March 2023 |
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