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The U.S. Navy doesn't use titanium in its submarine hulls. Here's why

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The United States Navy operates a large fleet of submarines.

None of the Navy 's submarine hulls are built with titanium.

Titanium is stronger, more corrosive resistant, lighter, and better than steel in some applications.

The Soviets began developing the Lira-class submarine in the early 1960s , with the first entering the Soviet Navy's inventory in 1971 .