Attack Center. The brain of a submarine is its attack center. Into this critical location flow data from the boat's sensors and status reports for evaluation; from it issue the commands that direct the submarine and its weapons. Operating a Nuclear Submarine

More than a hundred men eat, sleep, work and take time off in a steel tube for months at a time. Work is focused around several different areas and activities of a nuclear submarine; the attack center—the underwater equivalent of a surface ship's bridge—is the brain, where all of the decisions are made and passed along to the crew. The sonar room represents the ears and eyes of a submarine, where outside sounds are heard, processed and interpreted. The maneuvering room controls the nuclear reactor and converts its heat to energy for powering the submarine's systems and propulsion through the underwater environment.

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Sonar Room. The sonar equipment is physically located in the sonar room, a compartment adjacent to the attack center, where the data received can be quickly and accurately passed to the commanding officer.
Submarine Power & Propulsion. U.S. Submarines rely on nuclear power for both propulsion and life support. The nuclear reactor heats water to make steam that drives a turbine to turn the propellor.
Life Aboard. Nuclear-powered submarines can operate submerged for months at a time. Submarines are all volunteers rigorously tested before acceptance.

More than a hundred men eat, sleep, work and take time off in a steel tube for months at a time. Work is focused around several different areas and activities of a nuclear submarine; the attack center—the underwater equivalent of a surface ship's bridge—is the brain, where all of the decisions are made and passed along to the crew. The sonar room represents the ears and eyes of a submarine, where outside sounds are heard, processed and interpreted. The maneuvering room controls the nuclear reactor and converts its heat to energy for powering the submarine's systems and propulsion through the underwater environment.