The Swedish Submarine that Sank a US Aircraft Carrier

Dark Docks via Youtube ^ | 04/04/20

[Enlightened1]

Brand-new, nuclear powered, capable of carrying twice as many aircraft as most competing foreign carriers, and protected by an entire task force... the $6.2 billion USS Ronald Reagan seemed invincible leading up to an international war game exercise in 2005. It was a stunning blow then, and a complete shock, when - against all odds - a super stealth submarine from Sweden snuck past the USS Ronald Regan’s defenses and scored enough mock torpedo hits to sink it during *multiple* attack runs. The Americans never saw it coming… and never saw it leave…

 

https://youtu.be/L26RZdmQ2nE

 

 

[Enlightened1]

This is pretty interesting, and sort of recall it at the time. I hope the Navy has fixed this issue.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Sweden can hide their sub but they can´t hide Sweden.

[Jim W N]

Smart beats big.

[dblshot]

This is why we play war games with allies. I remember something about Israeli pilots mounting auto radar detectors in their jets to defeat US radar guided missile systems some years ago.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Never understood why we ignore diesel electric subs. Easier to maintain doesn’t mean better.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I hope the Navy has fixed this issue.

It was my understanding at the time that the Navy leased that sub, or a similar one, from Sweden, for testing. The U.S. Navy does not like diesel submarines because of their vulnerability when charging and limited time at sea. U.S. submarine missions involve long voyages far from home. Sweden is concerned with protecting their littoral. They do not intend to fight more than a few hundred kilometers from home.

[mylife]

Death from below!

[Batman11]

pfl

[noiseman]

”Sweden can hide their sub but they can´t hide Sweden.“

Lol!!! That’s the post of the day.

[Farmerbob]

The Americans never saw it coming… and never saw it leave…

Or , they heard it, tracked it, and coolly didn’t react and give away their capabilities...

[ScaniaBoy]

It was my understanding at the time that the Navy leased that sub, or a similar one, from Sweden, for testing.

It was that one, HMS Gotland, a diesel-electric sub with air independent propulsion (AIP). The AIP is a Stirling machine using liquid oxygen.

She was stationed with a Swedish crew in San Diego during a couple of years, helping the USN to train anti-submarine warfare.

[ScaniaBoy]

Ha, ha! Yes, you know where we live. :-(

[The_Media_never_lie]

The Americans never saw it coming… and never saw it leave… Or , they heard it, tracked it, and coolly didn’t react and give away their capabilities...

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Excellent point!

[A Navy Vet]

I don’t remember that, but many attack subs are close to equal nowadays. What let’s me sleep at night is our Trident boomers. Every nation knows they’re out there, but no one knows where they are at any given time. They are the best held Top Secret in our arsenal. They could end any country if so ordered. God love our Submariners.

[rlmorel]

I echo that. All the respect to them.

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hmsgotland/index

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Fact

[Texan Tory]

“Sweden can hide their sub but they can´t hide Sweden.”

Haha, funniest post I’ve seen today.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Tack för inmatningen!

[PIF]

I hope the Navy has fixed this issue.
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Nope. They have various excuses like: if it were real, there would be active pings and the sub would have been seen, but due to environmental regulations, they are not allowed to active ping because of the whales an such. So nothing to fix, just like the US Navy will not build electric boats like the Swedes, Germans and Russians to name a few.