USS
Greeneville off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Los Angeles-class attack submarines (SSN) is the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and form the bulk of the U.S. attack submarine force as of 2004. They were preceded by the Sturgeon class and followed by the Seawolf class.
LA-class submarines are extremely fast and carry about 25 torpedo-tube launched weapons. Any boat of this class may launch a Tomahawk cruise missile from its horizontal torpedo tubes. The last 31 boats of this class have 12 vertical launch tubes specifically for this purpose.
The final 23 boats in the series, referred to as "688I," are even quieter, incorporate an advanced combat system, and are configured for under-ice operations (with diving planes on the bow and a reinforced sail). The Navy is phasing out the Los Angeles-class attack submarines in favor of the Virginia class attack submarines, a handful of which are already completed.
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2.1 Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut
2.2 Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Norfolk, Virginia
2.3 Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
2.4 Homeported at the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
2.5 Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, San Diego, California
2.6 Homeported at Naval Forces Marianas, Apra Harbor, Guam
2.7 Stricken, to be disposed of by submarine recycling
2.8 Disposed of by submarine recycling
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Specifications
- Builders: Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding
- Displacement: 6,927 tons submerged
- Length: 360 feet / 110 m
- Beam: 33 feet / 10 m
- Draft: 32 feet / 9.7 m
- Armament:
- Propulsion: S6G reactor
- Speed: 25+ knots submerged
- Depth: Greater than 800 feet / 240 m
- Complement: 140
Boats
Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Norfolk, Virginia
Homeported at Naval Forces Marianas, Apra Harbor, Guam
Further information
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