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USS Triton (SSN-586)


Radar Picket Submarine / Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine


United States | 1959



"The USS Triton made history in 1960 when she circumnavigated the globe in 60 days while submerged the entire time."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Triton (SSN-586).
2 x S4G Pressurized-Water Reactors (PWR), Nuclear; 2 x Steam turbines; 2 x 5-bladed propellers.
Propulsion
30.0 kts
34.5 mph
Surface Speed
27.0 kts
31.1 mph
Submerged Speed
Essentially Unlimited
Range
Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Triton (SSN-586).
159
Personnel
Complement
447.5 ft
136.40 meters
O/A Length
37.0 ft
11.28 meters
Beam
23.5 ft
7.16 meters
Draught
6,059
tons
Displacement
7,898
tons
Displacement (Submerged)
Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Triton (SSN-586).
6 x 21-inch (533mm) Mk 60 torpedo tubes (four bow facing; two stern facing).
Ships-in-Class (1)
Notable series variants as part of the USS Triton (SSN-586) family line as relating to the Triton-class group.
USS Triton (SSRN-586) / (SSN-586)
Operators
Global operator(s) of the USS Triton (SSN-586). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.
National flag of the United States

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Image of the USS Triton (SSN-586)
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