Could a Subsurface Launched Water Vehicle Create a Tidal Wave?

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A subsurface launched water vehicle, such as a submarine-launched rocket, does not generate significant tidal waves. Historical data shows that numerous sub-orbital rockets launched from submarines have resulted in minimal surface disturbance, indicating that the scale of human-made objects is negligible compared to the vastness of the ocean. Therefore, the consensus is that these vehicles cannot create tidal waves.

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Would a big one of these cause a tidal wave?
Subsurface launched...
 
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No
We have launched quite a few sub-orbital rockets from submarines, it hardly create a ripple.

The ocean is very very big, man made stuff is very very small
 
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