[tanknetter]

The Hampton, a Los Angeles Class submarine assigned to Submarine Squadron Eleven, is the most advanced nuclear attack submarine in the world

No disrespect for the Hampton and its crew but my guess is that the crews of the Seawolf and Virginia-class boats would have a slight disagreement with that statement.

[matthew fuller]

"WEAPON SYSTEMS The submarine is equipped with 12 vertical missile launch tubes and four 533mm torpedo tubes. The vertical launching system has the capacity to launch 16 Tomahawk Submarine-Launched Cruise Missiles (SLCM) in a single salvo. There is capacity for up to 26 Mk 48 ADCAP Mod 6 heavyweight torpedoes and sub harpoon anti-ship missiles to be fired from the 21in torpedo tubes. Mk 60 CAPTOR mines may also be fitted. "

The above is the description of the Virginia class weapon system. I believe that we have "limited" our abilities to build boomers with treaties. I believe that the Los Angeles class may in fact be the biggest and baddest. But I'm definately not an expert.

[Thrownatbirth]

Seawolf and Virginia-class boats would have a slight disagreement with that statement.

Los Angeles Class 688Is are still the lead class for sub modernization efforts. They get the cool stuff first.