USS Los Angeles (SSN-688)

For other United States Navy ships or airships of the same name, see USS Los Angeles.

History
United States
NameUSS Los Angeles
NamesakeCity of Los Angeles
Awarded8 January 1971[1]
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding
Laid down8 January 1972[1]
Launched6 April 1974[1]
Commissioned13 November 1976[1]
Decommissioned4 February 2011[1]
Out of service1 February 2010[1]
Stricken4 February 2011[1]
HomeportPearl Harbor
FateDisposed of by Recycling[1]
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General characteristics
Class and typeLos Angeles-class submarine
Displacement
  • 5,700 tons light
  • 6,072 tons full
  • 1,372 tons dead
Length110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • S6G nuclear reactor
  • 2 turbines
  • 35,000 hp (26 MW)
  • 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed
  • 25 knots (46 km/h) surfaced
  • 30 knots (56 km/h) submerged (actual top speed classified)
Test depth290 m (950 ft)
Complement13 Officers; 121 Enlisted
Armament

USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), lead ship of her class of submarines, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Los Angeles, California. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 8 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 8 January 1972. She was launched on 6 April 1974 sponsored by Anne Armstrong, and commissioned on 13 November 1976. She hosted President Jimmy Carter and the First Lady on 27 May 1977 for an at-sea demonstration of her capabilities.[2] In 2007 she was the oldest submarine in active service with the United States Navy.[3] The Navy decommissioned Los Angeles on 23 January 2010, in the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, her namesake city.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Los Angeles (SSN 688)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Farewell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "USS Los Angeles Embarks With a Piece of Submarine History". US Navy. 16 May 2007.
  4. ^ Tony Perry (24 January 2010). "Submarine Los Angeles is decommissioned from active fleet". Los Angeles Times.