Realised that most modern submarines (and some aircraft carriers) use nuclear power, but destroyers and frigates don’t. I don’t imagine it’s a size thing, so I’m not sure what else it could be.
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Essentially, the only limiting factor for a Nuclear sub, is Weapons (Torpedoes) and food for crew. That is it, the reactor can go for YEARS.
They make their own air, and water, compared to WWII submarines that while they remained underwater, they could only run on Batteries, because of Diesel engines.
It was a Nuclear Submarine that sank the Argentine General Belgrano, Britain’s HMS Conqueror, and was then the FIRST Nuclear submarine to have fired its weapons in an active conflict (Fired in Anger). It took 20 minutes for the ship to sink from the 2 torpedoes that hit (Out of 3 fired), Second of which hit the bow, Severing it clean off of the ship.
Conqueror’s Jolly Rodger, in a museum. https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17310585/origin.jpg?strip=all&quality=95
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