The Navy Never Built Deep Diving ‘Titanium’ Attack Submarines like Russia

The Navy Never Built Deep Diving ‘Titanium’ Attack Submarines like Russia

The U.S. Navy has built some fantastic submarines in the past 100 years. But one thing they haven’t built is a titanium-hulled sub. The Soviets did, with their Lira-class submarines, known by their NATO code-name Alfa. Their titanium hulls made Alfas strong and light. They could race along at 41 miles per hour under the […] The post The Navy Never Built Deep Diving ‘Titanium’ Attack Submarines like Russia appeared first on 19FortyFive.