For the fifty years of its existence the submarine was a vessel which travelled and fought primarily on the surface, retiring under water only to hide or when under attack.
his Emphasis on a balanced appreciation separates US Naval Weapons from the conventional military reference books.
Secara universal setiap Angkatan Laut di dunia memiliki 3 fungsi asasi yaitu fungsi pertahanan, fungsi constabulary (kepolisian) dan fungsi diplomasi. Dengan fungsi diplomasi ini AL mengemban tugas sebagai duta suatu negara, sebagai duta kepadanya melekat beberapa predikat yaitu sebagai pembawa pesan dari negara yang besangkutan.
It was a reign, however, that could not offset the technological advencements taking place in the way wars were fought. Crippling defeats during world war II, such as the loss of the famous British ship Hood and all but three of its crew by the guns of the German ship Bismark and the destruction wrougth by a Japanese air attack on the Us.
In the 2,400 year search for a suitable submarine propulsion system, the first to meet and even surpass all these criteria, is nuclear power.