US Navy sails nuclear submarine through Strait of Hormuz

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday accompanied by two additional American warships, the Navy said Monday in a rare public announcement of a nuclear submarine's movements.

"The nuclear-power Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729), along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), transited the Strait of Hormuz entering the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 21," the Navy said in a statement using an alternative name for the Persian Gulf.

The vessels' entrance into the area comes amid heightened tensions with Iran, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blaming Iranian backed militias for a rocket attack on the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, on Sunday.

Some US officials have expressed concern that Iran may use the anniversary of the killing of General Qasem Solemani to carry out a strike on the US.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-navy-sails-nuclear-submarine-through-strait-of-hormuz/ar-BB1c73Nk?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1

Or Donny is trying to carry out "Operation Looky Over There."

[NutmegYankee]

1. I never understand the description "nuclear" before submarine.

Every US submarine has nuclear propulsion.

[drmeow]

6. But they didn't all used to

and I think the name stuck.

[atreides1]

11. USS Georgia was converted

...into an SSGN capable of conducting conventional land attack and special operations. The USS Georgia carries 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 66 special operations personnel, among other capabilities and upgrades.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. There are a pile of Diesel-Electric ones in dozens of countries.

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https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/diesel-electric-submarines.asp

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[denbot]

2. This asshole is going to attack Iran, and leave that steaming mess for Biden.

Once more American Service personnel will die for a Republican President’s vanity..

[Dennis Donovan]

3. No way I can scoff at that

It's plausible, which makes it possible (or visa-versa).

[EX500rider]

5. If they were going to attack using subs, they would stay out of the Persian Gulf..

....too shallow.

[denbot]

12. Too shallow exactly..

There is absolutely no need strategic need for an attack sub, or any sub for that matter to enter the Gulf.

The missiles it carries have stand off ranges far beyond what could be reached in Iran from the relative safety of the Indian Ocean, or the Mediterranean Sea. If he gets sailors killed, he likely assumes it will make disengagement more difficult without proper “revenge”.

[soryang]

18. Harpoons?

what other missiles are you talking about? they don't have enough range.

[denbot]

20. Destroyers and subs carry tomahawks.

They have a minimum est. 1,500 mile range, another words, a sub a mile off Chicago could easily hit the bowl of any particular fountain on Miami’s Ocean Drive without challenging it’s capabilities.

[soryang]

21. ty denbot nt

[PufPuf23]

4. Why would such a valuable naval asset be put at the risk of going inside

the Strait of Hormuz?

Could not any function except intimidation / for show be completed without taking the risk of being cornered or otherwise an attempt of containment?

Looks to me an unnecessary act of provocation.

[EX500rider]

7. US 5th Fleet is based out of Bahrain...most likely just a port of call. nt

[PufPuf23]

8. Thanks. That is explanatory.

Forgot about Bahrain, not a militay person and have gotten out of the habit of watching interational military movements.

[denbot]

13. Bahrain is a shit liberty call..

Trust me on that one..

[Cirque du So-What]

16. Bet it's better than Bandar Abbas, Iran

I had the ‘pleasure’ when the Shah was still in charge.

[denbot]

17. The Barney was one of the last US Navy combatants to port there..

I recoiled at the thought of the “Prison” tour..

[11 Bravo]

25. Vung Tau was a happening little ville, but that was a couple of wars ago.

Damn, but I'm old.

[old guy]

10. Yup.

[Kid Berwyn]

9. Thanks, Putin.

Sitting ducks, advertised.

[Brainfodder]

14. Getting his new hiding place ready?

[Budi]

15. Doesn't IRAN have control to completely shut down traffic thru the Strait of Hormuz?

Thus shutting major shipping path to ME Oil.

ME oil nations have built their own pipelins re-routing some flow of oil away from the Strait, but it is minimul.

ME oil shipping is fked if Iran chose to close off the Strait & be certain that war would ensue.

If Iran ever makes good on its past threats to close the Strait, I believe it is wartime.
The Strait of Hormuz has always been used as both a threat & a wedge


Basically what's at stake in the Strait.
From 2019:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2019/06/28/strait-of-hormuz-why-does-iran-threaten-to-close-it

[EX500rider]

24. I think they know better, China warned them it would be a bad idea....

...a lot of China's oil passes thru there.

[Baclava]

19. 154 cruise missiles, thats a big boat

[sir pball]

23. Converted Ohio-class ballistic missile boat

Back when naval gunnery was having it's last gasps after WWII there were plans to convert/build new battleships as "missile carriers", but they were just too big and easy targets. 60 years later we finally got the idea to work, and it's not a bad one IMO

[Klaralven]

26. Seems like a poor place for a submarine...