$5,500,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Supercarrier ‘Sunk’ by $80,000,000 Canadian Diesel Sub on ‘Battery Power’

$5,500,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Supercarrier ‘Sunk’ by $80,000,000 Canadian Diesel Sub on ‘Battery Power’

Summary and Key Points: During a NATO exercise in the 1980s, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine penetrated the defenses of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier battle group and achieved a simulated torpedo kill without being detected. -The Oberon exploited a key advantage of battery-powered boats: extreme quiet while running submerged, often blending into ambient […] The post $5,500,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Supercarrier ‘Sunk’ by…