Fallout • Fallout 2 • Fallout Tactics • Fallout BOS • Fallout 3 • Fallout NV • Fallout 4 • Fallout 76
The SSN-37-1A is a vehicle in the water off the coast of Point Lookout in Fallout 3.
Background
The vessel was in the process of being recovered by the U.S. military pre-War.
Transcript
CLASSIFIED DIRECTIVES
CHINESE NAVAL COMMAND
Mission parameters:
Routine Patrol/Observation
Vessel SSN-37-1A is ordered to patrol hostile waters between:
+38 3' 36.00", -76 18' 36.00"
+37 49' 41.61", -76 0' 37.02"
+37 5' 60.00", -76 1' 12.00"
Variations from patrol are tolerated as required by evasive circumstances. Crew is under strict instructions not to engage enemy if detected. Self-destruct protocol must be initiated in event of imminent capture. Status updates are required at six hour intervals by one-way burst comm on orbital frequency #K17.18.v121.
Notes
The sub will be destroyed by the end of side quest The Velvet Curtain.
Appearances
The SSN-37-1A appears in the Fallout 3 add-on Point Lookout.
Behind the scenes
- The designation SSN is used by NATO countries, with "SS" denoting submarine and "N" denoting nuclear power.
- The coordinates point to real-world maritime locations in the Chesapeake Bay:
- East off the coast of the Point Lookout State Park.[Ext 1]
- West off the coast of Tangier Island, Virginia.[Ext 2]
- West off the coast of the Fisherman Island, Virginia.[Ext 3]
- The terminal screen reads "Shì shàng wú nán shì, zhi pà you xin rén" (DLC04FF05SubTerminal [0100C5E5]) which translates to "where there is a will, there is a way."[Ext 4]