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Submarines of the United States Navy: Fleets, Bases, History, Technology, Fully Indexed and Searchable (CD-ROM)
Submarines of the United States Navy Fleets Bases History Technology Fully Indexed and Searchable - CD-ROM Author:Department of Defense This CD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to the fleet of submarines operated by the U.S. Navy, along with a review of the history of the submarine and the technology behind today's awesome machines. Using advanced technology, submarines are an invaluable sensor and weapons system platform. Our strategic nuclear missile fleet has helped deter n... more »uclear attacks, making America safer. This detailed material is heavily illustrated with color photographs, historical pictures, drawings, tables, and charts. Topics covered include: * Atlantic and Pacific Fleets of Nuclear Fast Attack (SSN) and Ballistic Missile (SBN) Submarines * Seawolf submarines, Squadrons and Submarines * Los Angeles (SSN 688) class submarines * Ohio class Trident submarines * Tomahawk cruise missiles * Submarine Warfare Division * Trident SSGN configuration to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operations Forces troops, along with Undersea Unmanned Vehicles (UUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) * Virginia-class Attack Submarines * Acoustic Superiority, Electronic Warfare * Integrated Undersea Surveillance * One Hundred Year Anniversary of First U.S. Navy Submarine (USS Holland, 1900) and History of the Submarine * Submarine Technology Through the Years * German and American Submarine Campaigns of World War II * Mine Warfare * Communications and Networks * High-Frequency Sonar * Torpedoes * NR-1 nuclear powered search and recovery submarine * Strategic systems programs - keeping our seaborne deterrent armed and ready * Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS) * Air-independent Propulsion History * Soviet Designs - Project 607, 621, 664, 748 * All-Electric Designs of the Future * Personnel aboard Subs * Navy Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia * Navy Submarine Base, Bangor * Navy Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island This CD-ROM has over 12,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems, and Reader software is included. New, advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable! Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work for scientists, researchers, libraries, schools, students, and home reference!« less