It can also stay at sea for up to 60 days with proper food and supplies.
It can also stay at sea for up to 60 days with proper food and supplies.
Source: US Navy
The Michigan has an unlimited travel range and has been successfully tested at more than 800 feet in depth.
The Michigan has an unlimited travel range and has been successfully tested at more than 800 feet in depth.
Source: US Navy
The Michigan can hold up to 66 special operators, and its crew may train to insert such forces while off the Korean Peninsula.
The Michigan can hold up to 66 special operators, and its crew may train to insert such forces while off the Korean Peninsula.
Source: The National Interest
Here is SEAL Delivery Team 1 surfacing in its SEAL Delivery Vehicle and swimming back to the Michigan in the Pacific Ocean in 2012.
Here is SEAL Delivery Team 1 surfacing in its SEAL Delivery Vehicle and swimming back to the Michigan in the Pacific Ocean in 2012.
Below is one such Navy SEAL submarine, known as a SEAL Delivery Vehicle, seen from the back of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Philadelphia during a 2012 training exercise.
Below is one such Navy SEAL submarine, known as a SEAL Delivery Vehicle, seen from the back of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Philadelphia during a 2012 training exercise.
The Michigan is also known for carrying special-ops teams, and when it arrived in Busan last Friday, it appeared to have silos for US Navy Seal submarines, as seen in the picture below.
The Michigan is also known for carrying special-ops teams, and when it arrived in Busan last Friday, it appeared to have silos for US Navy Seal submarines, as seen in the picture below.
The ship carries a crew of 155 — 15 officers and 140 enlisted sailors.
The ship carries a crew of 155 — 15 officers and 140 enlisted sailors.
Source: US Navy
The Michigan has 22 tubes that each hold seven Tomahawk missiles, meaning the ship can carry a maximum of 154 Tomahawks.
The Michigan has 22 tubes that each hold seven Tomahawk missiles, meaning the ship can carry a maximum of 154 Tomahawks.
Source: US Navy
It was built to carry Trident C-4 missiles but was converted into a guided-missile submarine on June 11, 2007.
It was built to carry Trident C-4 missiles but was converted into a guided-missile submarine on June 11, 2007.
Source: US Navy
Its S8G PWR nuclear reactor powers two geared turbines that push the sub through the water at 14 mph when surfaced and 23 mph when submerged.
Its S8G PWR nuclear reactor powers two geared turbines that push the sub through the water at 14 mph when surfaced and 23 mph when submerged.
Source: US Navy
It's 560 feet long and 42 feet wide. It also weighs 16,764 metric tons when surfaced and 18,750 metric tons when submerged.
It's 560 feet long and 42 feet wide. It also weighs 16,764 metric tons when surfaced and 18,750 metric tons when submerged.
Source: US Navy
The USS Michigan was launched on April 26, 1980, and commissioned on September 11, 1982.
The USS Michigan was launched on April 26, 1980, and commissioned on September 11, 1982.
Source: US Navy
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