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TRIDENT SSGN

TRIDENT SSGN. Multi-Mission Tactical Capability. SSGN -- START Accountable Option Retain Missile Compartment. Ship Characteristics Length 560 ft Displacement 18750 tons No. of VLS Missiles Up to 154 DDS/ASDS Capability Dual.

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TRIDENT SSGN

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  1. TRIDENT SSGN Multi-Mission Tactical Capability

  2. SSGN -- START Accountable Option Retain Missile Compartment Ship Characteristics Length 560 ft Displacement 18750 tons No. of VLS Missiles Up to 154 DDS/ASDS Capability Dual Existing Missile Tubes House Tactical Missile Canisters for up to 154 TOMAHAWK Missiles Dual ASDS or DDS Capability Enhanced ECS, Masts and Antennas 66 Dedicated SOF Accommodations Replace SWS Missile Fire Control with Tactical Fire Control Systems Lockout Chamber (Tubes 1&2) and Reconfigurable SOF Stowage Tubes (Tubes 3-10) Mod/Replace SWS Navigation Equipment, Add SOF Control Room and Mission Planning Center $2.4 Billion for all four ships

  3. SSGN - START COMPLIANT OPTION Replace Missile Compartment (F4) • Ship Characteristics • Length 579 ft • Displacement 19,550 LT • No. Of VLS Missiles 132 • In SOF Configuration 112 • Length of VLS Compartment 115 ft • Length of SOF Compartment 32 ft • DDS/ASDS Capability Dual $4.4 Billion for all four ships • Remove Existing Missile Compartment And SWS Equipment and Replace With: • Special Warfare Module For 66 SOF Crew, Operations and Stowage • Strike Module With 13 Rows Of Missile Tubes (33 Total) With Four AURs Per Tube. Tubes Extend to 2nd Platform Level • Forward Compartment Similar to Accountable SSGN; MCC, Nav, IRR, Sail

  4. Missile Compartment Arrangement Notional Canister SWS Equipment Removed and Modular Drawer Stowage (MDS) Added to 1st Platform 66 Dedicated SOF Berths (36 Additional Transient Berths Possible in Torpedo Room / Missile Compartment) SDV Battery Charging and Scuba Bottle Recharging Equipment Existing Crew’s Berthing Fan Room

  5. Key Development - Canister • Supports up to seven AURs • AUR loading - Use existing SSN loading equipment with minimal mods • Fully populated canister loading - Use existing SWS equipment with mods • Inboard electrical and piping connections • No impact to existing Tomahawk AUR • Minimal impact to Trident tube mechanical interface • Baseline program - production in FY 04 to FY 06 • Multiple concepts from industry = competition

  6. Plan View - ASDS and DDS Modified Superstructure Advanced SEAL Delivery Vehicle 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 5 3 1 9 7 19 17 15 13 11 Dry Deck Shelter Existing Superstructure Fairwater Forward Plan View

  7. Dry Deck Shelter Advanced SEAL Delivery System Existing Superstructure Modified Superstructure Missile Tube Muzzle Hatches Section Looking Forward

  8. First Tomahawk launch from USS Florida SSGN

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