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• submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… …   Universalium

• Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …   Wikipedia

• Russian submarine Kursk explosion — On August 12, 2000, the Russian Oscar II class submarine, Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. The generally accepted theory is that a leak of hydrogen peroxide in the forward torpedo room led to the detonation of a torpedo warhead, which in turn… …   Wikipedia

• Vanguard class submarine — The Vanguard class are the Royal Navy s current nuclear ballistic missile submarines (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear or SSBN), each armed with up to 16 Trident II Submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). The class was introduced in 1994 …   Wikipedia

• Resolution class submarine — The Resolution class submarine armed with the UGM 27 Polaris missile was Great Britain s primary nuclear deterrent from the late 1960s to 1994, when they were replaced by the Vanguard class submarine carrying the Trident… …   Wikipedia

• Japanese submarine I-168 — The I 168 was a Japanese Kaidai class submarine (KD6 Type) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. At the Battle of Midway she sunk two American warships: the aircraft carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann . At that time she was… …   Wikipedia

• Anti-submarine weapon — An anti submarine weapon is any one of a range of devices that are intended to act against a submarine, and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or to destroy or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. An anti submarine weapon can be… …   Wikipedia

• Delta class submarine — Delta IV class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine. The Delta class (Project 667B) is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973. They carry nuclear… …   Wikipedia

• Soviet submarine K-429 — This submarine is often incorrectly referred to as K 329. K 429 was a Project 670 A Скат ( Skat , meaning ray ; also known by its NATO reporting name of Charlie I class) nuclear submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down on 26 January… …   Wikipedia

• Anti-submarine warfare — (ASW or in older form A/S) is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, space craft or other submarines to find, track and then damage or destroy enemy submarines. Like many forms of warfare, successful anti submarine… …   Wikipedia

• Swedish submarine incidents — The submarine hunts or submarine incidents were a series of several incidents involving foreign submarines that occurred in Swedish territorial waters during the Cold War, more specifically during the 1980s. In this time, there was intensive… …   Wikipedia