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So they will be 112/12 = 9B$ per boat? Ohio class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine cost 2

• JumpCrisscross 10y ago
  Ohio class cost $2bn when it started being built in 1976. That's $8.5bn today. (Russia's $890MM Borey class subs started being built in 1996. That's $1.4bn today.)
• arethuza 10y ago
  The UK Trident replacements are estimated to be about 15-20 billion GBP for 4 boats - and given that there is every chance that the cost would be a fair bit higher they look roughly comparable to the US costs. The UK boats will presumably be smaller but won't have the benefits of scale of the US fleet.
  • junto 10y ago
    Not to mention that the UK is then dependent on the US for servicing and parts. It's not like you can shop around for a cheaper servicing contract.
    • arethuza 10y ago
      As far as I know the only parts the UK has a dependency on the US for are the missiles themselves and re-entry vehicles - everything else (including the warheads) are manufactured in the UK but to designs that are, to various extents, "influenced" by US designs. Edit: I just noticed that the new UK subs are to be called the "Dreadnought" class - so they will probably all start with D and re-use old RN names - so we might end up with an HMS Devastation and HMS Destruction... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy_(D%E2%80%93F) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Roya...
      • bencollier49 10y ago
        Or "Dainty" or "Desperate"!
        • arethuza 10y ago
          Also the "Dark" class of patrol boats is missing - could have a "Dark Avenger" or "Dark Hero": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-class_fast_patrol_boat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-class_fast_patrol_boat Edit: No coincidence that Iain Banks' father was in the RN - hence the Culture's use of Cool Ship Names.
          • AlgorithmicTime 10y ago
            Or the "Gay" class. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay-class_fast_patrol_boat#Ships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay-class_fast_patrol_boat#Shi...
          • SEJeff 10y ago
            Unit motto: I AM THE NIGHT
        • richmarr 10y ago
          I vote they call them Daisy, Dainty, Doily, and Floaty McNukeface
          • mhw 10y ago
            Sinky McNukeface surely?
            • arethuza 10y ago
              I suspect that with submarines there is an important difference between "submerge" and "sink" :-)
• throwaway1892 10y ago
  Well, the sub part is pretty expensive, since you have to accomodate 100+ people, with a nuclear reactor/diesel engine + batteries and all the supplies for a long trip. And they need to be able to move undetected, that's the point of the nuclear missile sub as a strategic deterrent.
• nabla9 10y ago
  You should use constant dollars when you compare currency values from one period to another.
• nradov 10y ago
  The cost per boat is really meaningless. What matters is the total lifecycle cost of the entire system including R&D, construction, operations, shore support, and eventual decommissioning. The total for that will be much more than $112B.