Appendix B

PRIOR STUDIES

This appendix presents data resulting from two notional designs

done in 1999 and one done in 1990. That information is juxtaposed
with statistics about the NR-1, which dates to 1968.

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64.3/63.8
Bottom sitting and heavy
lift
None

Arctic operations
Seawater densityc
Special variable ballast
requirements
Quieting (acoustic and
nonacoustic)

Utopia

Appendages

Thrusters fore and aft;

trim system
Box keel

3.5; N/A
10 surface/11 submerged
TSa Open

NR-1 1968

Positioning system

Speed submerged, knots

(sustained; burst)
Tow speed, knots
Propulsor

Capability

Yes
64.3/63.4
Bottom sitting and heavy
lift
SSN-21 technology
nonacoustic no more
detectable than acoustic

Thrusters fore and aft;

trim system
Box keel

9.5; N/A
15
SS b

Study 1 1990

Acoustically isolated
decks; electromagnetic and wake
minimization

10; N/A
15
SSexternal electric
drive
Thrusters fore and aft;
trim system
Box keel; advanced
sail; X-stern
No
N/A
N/A

Study 2 1999

NR-1 and Replacement StudiesHistorical Capabilities Matrix

Table B.1

SSN-21 noise goals at

10 knots

Thrusters fore and aft;

trim system
Box keel; advanced
sail; X-stern
No
64.3/63.6
N/A

9.3; 17 for 5 hours

N/A
SS

Study 3 1999

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Utopia

Special warfare

Sensors

Communications

Endurance
Accommodations
Maximum complement
Provisions
Weapons
Navigation

Adjuvant vehicle operations

(UUV/UAV/ROV)

Capability

None

7
11 plus 2 riders
30 days
None
DR; OAS; periscope; TV
camera; deployable
CTFM d transponders
Underwater telephone;
MF/HF/UHF radio;
intercom system;
video/voice recorder
Side-scan; OAS; bottom
mapping

None

NR-1 1968

ActiveDS/OAS,e and
bottom mapping;
passiveBQR-21
None

15
15
60 days
None
Integrated system like
Dolphin; ROV navigation and tracking
Dolphin-type basic suite

Transport, launch, and

retrieve vehicles; UUV
housed in box keel 45
inches by 40 feet;
2,000-yard tether
capacity; dry access

Study 1 1990

Table B.1continued

Mission modulesail
and box keel

OAS

Underwater and
HDR/RF communications

9
11 plus 2 riders
90 days
None
Advanced navigation
system

ROV/AUV hangar bay

Study 2 1999

Reconfigurable
spaceOPS/box
keel/forward NPHf

Better fleet connectivity; RF data link;

RF/acoustic data
link
N/A

9
13
90 days
None
N/A

UUV housed in sail

Study 3 1999

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Tines10,000-pounds
heavy lift

Object recovery

Utopia

fNPH = nonpressure hull.

e DS/OAS = deep submergence obstacle avoidance sonar.

dCTFM = continuous transmission frequency modulated.

cMeasured in pounds per cubic foot.

bSS = single screw.

a TS = twin screw.

Manipulators

NR-1 1968

Payload modularity
ocean interface

Capability

Manipulator; lights and

cameras; mission
module for heavy-lift or
ROV
Tines10,000-pounds
heavy lift

Study 1 1990

Table B.1continued

Faired manipulator;
lights and cameras
housed for transit
survivability
N/A

Study 2 1999

N/A

N/A

Study 3 1999

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