A third of the submarines of the American military fleet in the Pacific Ocean in an emergency manner brought to check the combat readings within the framework of Agile Dagger 2021. The command of the underwater fleet forces announced to twitter .
In the exercises, submarines from Pearl Harbor, Bremertone and San Diego are involved. On the morning of June 4, they arrived at the United Pearl Harbor Hickham Base in the US state of Hawaii.
In the course of the exercise, the deployment of submarines in various parts of the Pacific will be worked out. The command will verify the readiness of the fleet to perform targeted strikes on ground targets by ballistic and controlled missiles, as well as the interaction of the fleet with other submarines and enemy ships.
Among the deployed ships – the nuclear power supply submarine Connecticut US Navy class SeaWolf, which is designed for eight torpedo devices and can accommodate up to 50 torpedoes in the compartment.
Total as part of the Pacific Fleet of the United States, 38 nuclear submarines are listed.