Cold War Submarines : The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945–2001

Analyzes the development of U.S. and Soviet submarines during the Cold War - Uses materials obtained from the former Soviet submarine design bureaus - Includes numerous photographs and drawings, many never before published, illustrating U.S. and Soviet submarine designs Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s. Cover 1 Contents 10 Perspective 12 Acknowledgments 16 Glossary 20 1 Genesis 26 2 Advanced Diesel Submarines 36 3 Closed-Cycle Submarines 58 4 U.S. Nuclear-Propelled Submarines 74 5 Soviet Nuclear-Propelled Submarines 96 6 Cruise Missile Submarines 110 7 Ballistic Missile Submarines 128 8 “Polaris—From Out of the Deep . . .” 140 9 The Quest for Speed 152 10 Second-Generation Nuclear Submarines 172 11 The Ultimate Weapon I 192 12 The Ultimate Weapon II 208 13 “Diesel Boats Forever” 226 14 Unbuilt Giants 246 15 Aircraft-Carrying Submarines 270 16 Midget, Small, and Flying Submarines 280 17 Third-Generation Nuclear Submarines 292 18 Submarine Weapons 318 19 Fourth-Generation Nuclear Submarines 332 20 Soviet Versus U.S. Submarines 348 Appendixes 360 A: U.S. Submarine Construction, 1945–1991 360 B: Soviet Submarine Construction, 1945–1991 362 C: U.S. Submarine Reactor Plants 364 D: Soviet Submarine Design Bureaus 366 E: Soviet Ballistic Missile Systems 370 Notes 372 Selected Bibliography 410 Index 420 A 420 B 420 C 421 D 421 E 421 F 422 G 422 H 422 I 422 J 423 K 423 L 424 M 424 N 424 O 425 P 425 Q 426 R 426 S 427 T 428 U 429 V 430 W 430 X 430 Y 430 Z 430 Author Biographies 432 Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. For both East and West, the modern submarine originated in German U-boat designs obtained at the end of World War II. Although enjoying a similar technology base, by the 1990s the superpowers had created submarine fleets of radically different designs and capabilities. Written in collaboration with the former Soviet submarine design bureaus, Norman Polmar and K. J. Moore authoritatively demonstrate in this landmark study how differing submarine missions, antisubmarine priorities, levels of technical competence, and approaches to submarine design organizations and management caused the divergence. 1. Genesis -- 2. Advanced Diesel Submarines -- 3. Closed-cycle Submarines -- 4. U.s. Nuclear-propelled Submarines -- 5. Soviet Nuclear-propelled Submarines -- 6. Cruise Missile Submarines -- 7. Ballistic Missile Submarines -- 8. Polaris-from Out Of The Deep ... -- 9. The Quest For Speed -- 10. Second-generation Nuclear Submarines -- 11. The Ultimate Weapon I -- 12. The Ulitimate Weapon Ii -- 13. Diesel Boats Forever -- 14. Unbuilt Giants -- 15. Aircraft-carrying Submarines -- 16. Midget, Small, And Flying Submarines -- 17. Third-generation Nuclear Submarines -- 18. Submarine Weapons -- 19. Fourth-generation Nuclear Submarines -- 20. Soviet Versus U.s. Submarines. Norman Polmar And Kenneth J. Moore. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 385-394) And Index. "Submarines had a vital, if often underappreciated, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. In Cold War Submarines, Norman Polmar and K. J. Moore provide the definitive history of the design and construction of these undersea fleets."--BOOK JACKET

analyzes The Development Of U.s. And Soviet Submarines During The Cold War