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NUCLEAR SUBMARINE [15 records]

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Record 1 2024-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
CONT

A nuclear-powered vessel(NPV) is a ship or submarine that is powered by a nuclear reactor. This allows NPVs to operate at sea for much longer periods than conventionally powered vessels.

CONT

Initially, the major powers continued to build diesel-electric submarines alongside nuclear vessels, but some later gave in to the expense of maintaining two categories of submarine in parallel.

Key term(s)
  • nuclear powered vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
CONT

Dans le cas des incidents impliquant des navires à propulsion nucléaire (NPN) appartenant aux forces armées étrangères et se trouvant dans les ports canadiens, le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes (MDN/FC) agira en tant qu'autorité canadienne responsable sur le site.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
OBS

The submarine element coordinator acts as principle advisor to AX [undersea warfare commander] for submarine matters when an SSN [nuclear submarine] is assigned in integrated in direct support(SSN DS) of the battlegroup. The SEC acts as executive agent to advise in planning and direction of SSN DS employment... The SEC assists in preparation of submarine sections of operational tasking for USW [undersea warfare] elements.

OBS

submarine element coordinator; SEC: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • submarine element co-ordinator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
OBS

coordonnateur de l'élément sous-marin : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
OBS

nuclear submarine; SSN : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • nuclear sub-marine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
OBS

sous-marin nucléaire; SSN : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
CONT

The nuclear submarine is a noisy submarine because her seawater cooling system continuously operates without shutdown... Noise continuously emanates from the pump and the steam can be detected by passive sonar.

CONT

Since even a noisy submarine radiates a total acoustic noise of only 0.1 watts, and quiet submarines in the range of 0.01 watts or less, it would be a trivial matter to provide a long-endurance noisemaker which could transmit a recorded submarine signature for a period of hours or days.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 5 2019-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
CONT

The noisiness of a submarine is caused by numerous factors. It is mostly the operation of the main power plant, nuclear reactor, pumps, diesel engines, shafts, screws and water jets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 6 2019-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

There are three categories of submarines : the cruise missile submarine, the attack submarine, and the ballistic missile submarine. They are either powered by nuclear or diesel fuel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Though intended primarily as the manned portion of the strategic nuclear triad, alongside land-based missiles and submarine launched missiles, the B-52s have seen action as conventional bombers...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

Bien que destinés essentiellement à former la partie pilotée de la triade nucléaire stratégique, à côté des missiles terrestres ou de ceux lancés par sous-marins, les B-52 ont été également employés pour le bombardement classique.

OBS

missile lancé par sous-marin : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

A Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a type of missile-firing system used aboard the submarines and surface vessels of several navies around the world.

CONT

Derived from the launch systems developed for ballistic missiles aboard SSBNs [submarine, ballistic missile, nuclear], a VLS forms a scaled-down equivalent for launching cruise missiles such as the Tomahawk, surface-to-air missiles(SAMs), and the standard missile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
OBS

nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine : Terminology standardized by NATO Military Agency for Standardization(MAS).

OBS

boomer: naval slang

OBS

nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine : term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
OBS

sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins balistiques : Terminologie normalisée par le Bureau militaire de standardisation OTAN.

OBS

À noter que le terme «missile balistique» est plus couramment employé de nos jours que celui d'«engin balistique».

OBS

sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins balistiques : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
OBS

nuclear-powered attack submarine; nuclear attack submarine; SSN : terms and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • nuclear powered attack submarine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
OBS

sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque; SNA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 11 2002-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

A cruise missile capable of being launched from a submerged or surfaced submarine or from a surface ship.

CONT

The U. S. SLCM [sea-launched cruise missile] under development is sized for launch from standard submarine torpedo tubes... The SLCM is to be developed in both strategic and tactical variants, the former being able to carry a nuclear warhead about 1500 nm. The latter will be designed to be launched from surface ships as well as submarines, primarily as a non-nuclear anti-ship missile with a range of up to several hundred miles. The SLCM will have a low cruise altitude flight profile and will have a high accuracy. The Soviet Union currently has SLCMs of a shorter range deployed on both nuclear-and diesel-powered submarines and surface ships.

OBS

sea-launched cruise missile; SLCM; Slickum: terms and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • sea launched cruise missile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
OBS

missile de croisière à lanceur naval : Le terme lanceur relève davantage de l'astronautique que de l'armement et ne nous paraît pas juste, bien que cet équivalent soit utilisé à l'OTAN.

OBS

missile de croisière tiré à partir de la mer; missile de croisière à lanceur maritime; missile de croisière lancé par mer : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Forces
OBS

missile-launching nuclear submarine : term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces navales
OBS

sous-marin nucléaire lance-engin : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 13 2000-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
CONT

A Russian-built acoustic spying device was found near the US Navy's Ohio-class nuclear submarine base off the west coast in June.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
CONT

Un dispositif d'espionnage acoustique de fabrication soviétique a été découvert près de la base navale U.S. de sous-marins nucléaires (classe Ohio), au large de la côte occidentale, en juin.

Spanish

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Record 14 2000-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control
OBS

see also :nuclear ballistic missile submarine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 15 1992-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Though intended primarily as the manned portion of the strategic nuclear triad, alongside land-based missiles and submarine launched missiles, the B-52s have seen action as conventional bombers....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Bien que destinés essentiellement à former la partie pilotée de la triade nucléaire stratégique, à côté des missiles terrestres ou de ceux lancés par sous-marins, les B-52 ont été également employés pour le bombardement classique.

Spanish

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