The Story of How a Small Submarine from Sweden ‘Sunk’ a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
By Stavros Atlamazoglou
Published 2 mins ago.
A few years ago, during a large-scale naval exercise off the coast of California, a small Swedish diesel submarine sent shockwaves through the maritime world by ‘sinking’ in a wargame one of the most advanced warships in the globe: a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Let’s Sink an Aircraft Carrier
The year was 2005, and the small HSMS Gotland diesel submarine was participating in an anti-submarine warfare exercise against the U.S. Navy. The Swedish sub and its crew were on loan to the U.S. Navy with the goal of testing anti-submarine technology, tactics, and doctrine against a formidable foe.
Despite having an entire carrier strike group, including destroyers, helicopters, and planes hunting for it, the HSMS Gotland managed to sneak by the formidable anti-submarine defensive net around the USS Ronald Reagan and score several simulated torpedo “hits.”
To add insult to injury, the Swedish submarine was able to replicate its achievement several times over two years, alarming officials in D.C. and encouraging rivals in Moscow, Beijing, and elsewhere.
If a small diesel-powered sub that cost about $100 million—or approximately the cost of two F-18 Super Hornet aircraft out of the dozens on board a U.S. aircraft carrier—could sink a $6 billion supercarrier, then the U.S. Navy would be at a serious disadvantage in the event of a conflict with China or Russia.
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