Enum: NuclearShipTypeEnum

Types of nuclear-powered vessels

URI: valuesets:NuclearShipTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Commercial Viability	Duration	Examples	Mission	Operational Environment	Propulsion	Reactor Count	Size	Status
AIRCRAFT_CARRIER	Nuclear Aircraft Carrier		Large naval vessel with nuclear propulsion and aircraft operations				power projection, aircraft operations		nuclear steam turbine	typically 2	very large (>80,000 tons)
SUBMARINE	Nuclear Submarine		Underwater vessel with nuclear propulsion				various (attack, ballistic missile, cruise missile)	submerged	nuclear steam turbine	typically 1
CRUISER	Nuclear Cruiser		Large surface combatant with nuclear propulsion				escort, surface warfare		nuclear steam turbine		large surface vessel	mostly retired
ICEBREAKER	Nuclear Icebreaker		Vessel designed to break ice using nuclear power				ice breaking, Arctic operations	polar regions	nuclear steam turbine or electric	1-3
MERCHANT_SHIP	Nuclear Merchant Ship		Commercial cargo vessel with nuclear propulsion	limited due to costs		NS Savannah, few others	cargo transport		nuclear steam turbine
RESEARCH_VESSEL	Nuclear Research Vessel		Ship designed for oceanographic research with nuclear power		extended operations without refueling	limited number built	scientific research		nuclear

Slots

Name	Description
nuclear_ship_type	Type of nuclear-powered vessel

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: NuclearShipTypeEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of nuclear-powered vessels
title: Nuclear Ship Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  AIRCRAFT_CARRIER:
    text: AIRCRAFT_CARRIER
    description: Large naval vessel with nuclear propulsion and aircraft operations
    annotations:
      propulsion:
        tag: propulsion
        value: nuclear steam turbine
      size:
        tag: size
        value: very large (>80,000 tons)
      mission:
        tag: mission
        value: power projection, aircraft operations
      reactor_count:
        tag: reactor_count
        value: typically 2
    title: Nuclear Aircraft Carrier
  SUBMARINE:
    text: SUBMARINE
    description: Underwater vessel with nuclear propulsion
    annotations:
      propulsion:
        tag: propulsion
        value: nuclear steam turbine
      operational_environment:
        tag: operational_environment
        value: submerged
      mission:
        tag: mission
        value: various (attack, ballistic missile, cruise missile)
      reactor_count:
        tag: reactor_count
        value: typically 1
    title: Nuclear Submarine
  CRUISER:
    text: CRUISER
    description: Large surface combatant with nuclear propulsion
    annotations:
      propulsion:
        tag: propulsion
        value: nuclear steam turbine
      mission:
        tag: mission
        value: escort, surface warfare
      size:
        tag: size
        value: large surface vessel
      status:
        tag: status
        value: mostly retired
    title: Nuclear Cruiser
  ICEBREAKER:
    text: ICEBREAKER
    description: Vessel designed to break ice using nuclear power
    annotations:
      propulsion:
        tag: propulsion
        value: nuclear steam turbine or electric
      mission:
        tag: mission
        value: ice breaking, Arctic operations
      operational_environment:
        tag: operational_environment
        value: polar regions
      reactor_count:
        tag: reactor_count
        value: 1-3
    title: Nuclear Icebreaker
  MERCHANT_SHIP:
    text: MERCHANT_SHIP
    description: Commercial cargo vessel with nuclear propulsion
    annotations:
      propulsion:
        tag: propulsion
        value: nuclear steam turbine
      mission:
        tag: mission
        value: cargo transport
      commercial_viability:
        tag: commercial_viability
        value: limited due to costs
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: NS Savannah, few others
    title: Nuclear Merchant Ship
  RESEARCH_VESSEL:
    text: RESEARCH_VESSEL
    description: Ship designed for oceanographic research with nuclear power
    annotations:
      propulsion:
        tag: propulsion
        value: nuclear
      mission:
        tag: mission
        value: scientific research
      duration:
        tag: duration
        value: extended operations without refueling
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: limited number built
    title: Nuclear Research Vessel