Auxiliary Research Submarine Access

The USS Albacore was perhaps the most influential research submarine ever built.

💡 : The "Auxiliary Research" designation allowed the Navy to fail safely; experiments on these ships led to the breakthroughs that made the modern submarine force the most quiet and lethal in the world. If you'd like to dive deeper, The service history of a specific AGSS hull number. auxiliary research submarine

: Proved that a single-screw design was superior for submerged control, a standard still used in modern nuclear submarines. USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) The USS Albacore was perhaps the most influential

Two ships stand out as the most significant examples of this class: auxiliary research submarine