&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Tucson_(SSN-770).jpg) USS Tucson (SSN-770)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Tucson |
| Namesake | City of Tucson |
| Operator |  United States Navy |
| Ordered | 10 June 1988 |
| Awarded | 16 September 1989 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down | 15 August 1991 |
| Launched | 20 March 1994 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Diane C. Kent |
| Commissioned | 18 August 1995 postponed to (9 Sep 1995), USS Tucson (SSN 770) was commissioned, Original commission date was delayed by Hurricane Felix. Boat got underway for the storm so the ceremony was delayed to September.[1] |
| Homeport | Naval Station Pearl Harbor |
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| Status | in active service |
| Badge | &sq=&lang=&file=File:770insig.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement | 6,000 tons light, 6,927 tons full, 927 tons dead |
| Length | 362 ft (110 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Test depth | 470–500 m (1,542–1,640 ft) |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 enlisted |
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USS Tucson (SSN-770), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Tucson, Arizona. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 10 June 1988 and her keel was laid down on 15 August 1991. She was launched on 20 March 1994 sponsored by Mrs. Diane C. Kent.
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