Key Points and Summary - The Sturgeon-class (SSN-637) submarines were the U.S. Navy’s Cold War backbone: more than three dozen nuclear attack boats that shifted undersea warfare from diesel limits to ...
The Sturgeon class of US Navy submarines introduced several advancements that set them apart from contemporary US (and Soviet) nuclear subs. The Sturgeon’s larger sail housed incredible ...
Open Hatches: On May 15, 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, sank while under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California. The sinking ...