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Table 17 - Components Table for TORP system
Torpedo arrangements and load out are as follows: a full torpedo room with six 21 inch tubes and 24, 18, or 12
torpedoes; full torpedo room with four 21 inch tubes and 16, 12, or 8 torpedoes; no torpedo room and 24, 18, or 12
external encapsulated torpedoes. Payload Options include the Mk 48 ADCAP for ASW operations, Tomahawk
missile for strike (STK) missions, Harpoon for ASUW missions, the Mk 60 Mine Launcher and various UUVs for
other ASW tasks. The torpedo room options are all reconfigurable. Figure 19 shows the torpedo room in a standard
configuration and another configuration with the center weapons and their stowage structures removed to
accommodate Special Forces troops.
Figure 19 - Torpedo room in two configurations [Dr. Brown, Ship Design Notes]
The SCOUT mine detection and obstacle avoidance sonar will conduct mine warfare (MIW) using versatile
active and passive sonar. Duties include navigation, detection, and collision, mine and obstacle avoidance when
employing its dual frequency, forward looking sonar with long range and high resolution. Frequency ranges
between 30kHz to 70kHz (LF – HF). Detection range is 850m to 3600m and power consumption is approximately
800VA. It is 549m high by 515m wide by 388m deep and weighs about 54kg. Figure 20 displays the system
configuration.
Figure 20 - SCOUT mine detection and obstacle avoidance sonar [Dr. Brown, Ship Deisgn Notes]
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) reduce personnel risk. Some UUVs are expendable and do not need
to be recovered to obtain data from them. They are a multi-mission platform and can execute ISR, Mine Counter-
Measures (MCM) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) missions. Figure 21 shows a UUV working in conjunction
with a submarine, satellite and other platforms to conduct a mission. REMUS and other comparable UUVs, as in
Figure 22, can perform oceanographic profiling (ISR) and MCM missions.