南海受傷的康涅狄格號攻擊核潛艇有多强？海狼級攻擊核潛艇詳細介紹USS Connecticut (SSN-22)

康涅狄格號，海狼級核動力攻擊潛艇 （Seawolf class）承繼自洛杉磯級核動力攻擊潛艇，始建於冷戰末期(1989年)。海狼級潛艇被認為是當代最安靜的核潛艇；最初美國海軍打算在10年內，以每年3艘的速度，建造29艘海狼級潛艇（雖然後來計劃被削減至12艘）。但海狼級潛艇的造價非常高昂，每艘預計約需30億美金；第三艘海狼級潛艇“吉米·卡特”號的造價更高達35億美元。由於蘇聯解體帶來冷戰的結束，國防預算被削減；再加上其他技術問題，造價過於高昂的海狼級建造計劃最終在1995年被全面取消。美國海軍只批准建造了三艘海狼級潛艇，其部分任務改由較小的百夫長級，也是後來的弗吉尼亞級所取代 。
The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (Seawolf class) inherited from the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine and was built at the end of the Cold War (1989). Seawolf-class submarines are considered to be the quietest nuclear submarines in modern times; the US Navy originally planned to build 29 Seawolf-class submarines at a rate of 3 ships per year within 10 years (although the plan was later reduced to 12). However, the cost of the Seawolf-class submarine is very high, each is estimated to cost about 3 billion US dollars; the third Seawolf-class submarine "Jimmy Carter" cost as much as 3.5 billion US dollars. As the collapse of the Soviet Union brought the end of the Cold War, the defense budget was cut; coupled with other technical problems, the overly expensive Seawolf-class construction plan was finally cancelled in 1995. The U.S. Navy only approved the construction of three Seawolf class submarines, and part of its mission was replaced by the smaller Centurion class, which was later replaced by the Virginia class.