The Vanguard is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme. Each sub costs around £3.75 billion, measuring nearly 500ft ...

A Royal Navy nuclear submarine sunk to dangerous oceanic depths after a gauge malfunctioned, according to reports. The Vanguard-class vessel, which was carrying around 140 crew as well as Trident ...

Danny Hager, who was monitoring the submarine’s depth gauge, had a harrowing experience after the valves were opened. “I told them 525 feet 0 acceleration.

A safe dive depth for modern, Los Angeles-class submarines in the U.S. arsenal to be roughly 1,500 feet — with a maximum descent distance of around 3,000 feet.

A 1966 study by the U.S. Navy noted that "The passage of large-amplitude internal waves could make submarine depth control difficult, particularly when the submarine is running quietly at low speed." ...

Depth charges have changed little since World War II. Essentially barrels packed with high-explosive, depth charges were a potent part of Anti-Submarine Warfare. Since eclipsed in effectiveness by ...

The submarine weighs 25,000 pounds and has a titanium crew compartment and a carbon fiber hull. Unlike submarines, submersibles has limited power reserves, so they require a support ship that can ...

Manitowoc-built WWII submarine USS Puffer survived one of the most intense depth-charge attacks on record During the attack, the submarine dove to a dangerous 525 feet — 200 feet beyond its ...

KALININGRAD, December 24. /TASS/. The diesel-electric submarine Velikiye Luki dived to a depth of 100 meters as part of official tests in the Baltic Fleet's trial areas, the fleet said in a statement.