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USN subs? Subs generally never want to reveal their position, and only surface when absolutely necessary.
by greedo 7y ago
USN subs? Subs generally never want to reveal their position, and only surface when absolutely necessary.
- culturestate 7y agoI'm not a submariner so I have no idea how regularly at-sea resupply happens, but the USN does maintain a small submarine tender fleet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emory_S._Land-class_submarine_tender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emory_S._Land-class_submarine_...
- greedo 7y agoYes, and they're ancient; commissioned closer to WW2 than to today. They're basic use is to head to a port, and provide services to submarines in the area. I don't believe they have any capability to provide re-supply at sea, especially munitions like torpedoes and missiles which are large, heavy, and difficult to transfer in anything less than a perfectly smooth sea state.