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• Fleet ballistic missile submarine — The United States Navy s Fleet ballistic missile submarine force is composed of Ohio class submarines armed with Trident missiles …   Wikipedia

• fleet ballistic missile submarine — A nuclear powered submarine designed to deliver ballistic missile attacks against assigned targets from either a submerged or surfaced condition. Designated as SSBN …   Military dictionary

• fleet ballistic missile submarine — noun a submarine carrying ballistic missiles • Hypernyms: ↑submarine, ↑pigboat, ↑sub, ↑U boat * * * a nuclear submarine fitted with launchers to fire ballistic missiles either underwater or from the surface. Cf. SSBN …   Useful english dictionary

• Ballistic missile submarine — The French SNLE Le Redoutable at Cité de la Mer museum A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine equipped to launch ballistic missiles (SLBMs). Contents …   Wikipedia

• Cruise missile submarine — This article is about guided missile submarines. For the Special Service Group of Pakistan (SSGN), see Special Service Group Navy. USS Florida, a U.S. Navy Ohio class submarine. A cruise missile submarine is a submarine that can launch… …   Wikipedia

• Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …   Wikipedia

• Missile boat — This is for the type of warship. For other uses of Missile Boat, see Missile Boat (disambiguation) An Osa I class missile boat in 1983. The Osa class are probably the most numerous class of missile boats to have been built. A Missile Boat is a… …   Wikipedia

• Submarine Warfare insignia — The Submarine Warfare Insignia (usually known as dolphins or fish ) is a uniform breast pin worn by enlisted men and officers of the United States Navy to indicate that they are qualified in submarines. The Submarine Warfare Insignia is… …   Wikipedia

• submarine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional ▪ atomic, ballistic missile, nuclear, nuclear powered ▪ midget, miniature ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… …   Universalium