Navy Technology History
Information technology and science has changed the Navy in many ways over time. Since the birth of the Nuclear Navy in 1946 we have come a long way. My job in the US Navy is working in a nuclear population plant. Looking back on the history of US Navy nuclear power I have a better understanding how what I do today has advanced due to technology.
The founder of nuclear power in the navy was Hymen G Rickover now known as “the father of Nuclear Navy”. He brought the idea that fission powered reactors in the Navy were more beneficial than other sources such as coal and oil. The Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Chester Nimitz agreed with Rickover and together they convinced the board and president to support the idea. In 1949 Rickover started to build the first naval reactor to power submarines witch at the time were running off of air breathing diesel-electric engines with under water endurance of only 12 to 48 hours at low speed. The first nuclear vessel was the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), launched and commissioned in 1954. The Nautilus was much faster than any other submarine and could …show more content…
Eighty percent of the world’s population lives near the sea, 90 percent of all world trade travels by ocean. Our defenses rely on technology to maintain accountability for all actions happening in open waters. Using radar and sonar systems to detect threats is a primary example of information technology. Also the Navy’s aircrafts use mostly computer based systems. Technology has made for a faster more efficient outcome of data analyzation, communication, and anti-warfare operations. The Navy has created the Office of Naval Research who commits their studies to finding how science and technology can help advance our military. Their studies rang from personal development by enhancing fundamental information-processing abilities to autonomy and unmanned systems. Programs like this let technology help advance our
The founder of nuclear power in the navy was Hymen G Rickover now known as “the father of Nuclear Navy”. He brought the idea that fission powered reactors in the Navy were more beneficial than other sources such as coal and oil. The Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Chester Nimitz agreed with Rickover and together they convinced the board and president to support the idea. In 1949 Rickover started to build the first naval reactor to power submarines witch at the time were running off of air breathing diesel-electric engines with under water endurance of only 12 to 48 hours at low speed. The first nuclear vessel was the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), launched and commissioned in 1954. The Nautilus was much faster than any other submarine and could …show more content…
Eighty percent of the world’s population lives near the sea, 90 percent of all world trade travels by ocean. Our defenses rely on technology to maintain accountability for all actions happening in open waters. Using radar and sonar systems to detect threats is a primary example of information technology. Also the Navy’s aircrafts use mostly computer based systems. Technology has made for a faster more efficient outcome of data analyzation, communication, and anti-warfare operations. The Navy has created the Office of Naval Research who commits their studies to finding how science and technology can help advance our military. Their studies rang from personal development by enhancing fundamental information-processing abilities to autonomy and unmanned systems. Programs like this let technology help advance our