I have an uncle who served on the Seawolf early in his Naval career.
I know precious little about this boat. Was it a sister ship to the Nautilus? I seem to recall him saying something like that.
Also, any kits of the Seawolf available? If it is in fact a Nautilus sister ship, I suppose it could be done from a Nautilus kit.
I’m thinking a model of the Seawolf might be a nice present for my uncle.
The only reference I have of it is a shoulder patch Unc gave me when I was but a lad!
Brian,
Try www.seawolf-ssn575.com Seems there were several: H-1 (SS-28), SS-197, and SSN-575, not to mention the new one. The website covers 'em all except for the new fast attack boat.
If you would like to read about some of Seawolfs exploits after she was converted to a special purpose “research” submarine, the book Blind Mans Bluff is very good and includes the tale of how Seawolf almost didn’t come home from one her missions. Perhaps your uncle was aboard during this time.
As for the particulars, Seawolf was sister to Nautilus in only the broadest sense. The website you were referred to gives you a good history so I won’t go into that. The biggest differences in Seawolf were the stepped “Guppy” style sail and the bigger bow which housed the same sonar array as Nautilus but in a different location. You could probably convert a nautilus kit into Seawolf, the size of the ship was similar. The only main difference was that Seawolf was 337 feet long and Nautilus was 323 feet long. The width was the same at 28 feet.