USS Los Angeles (SSN-688)
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| Awarded: | 8 January 1971 |
| Laid down: | 8 January 1972 |
| Launched: | 6 April 1974 |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 1976 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2006. |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5700 tons light, 6072 tons full, 1372 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 m (362 ft) |
| Beam: | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.4 m (31 ft) |
| Speed: | Surfaced 25 kt. (46 km/h) Submerged 30+ kt. (56 km/h) |
| Depth limit: | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 13 Officers; 121 Enlisted |
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USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), lead ship of her class, 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 with Commander John E. Christensen in command.
In 1999, Los Angeles was modified to carry a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS).
See USS Los Angeles for other ships of the same name.
[edit] References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
| Los Angeles-class submarine |
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Los Angeles | Baton Rouge | Philadelphia | Memphis | Omaha | Cincinnati | Groton | Birmingham | New York City | Indianapolis | Bremerton | Jacksonville | Dallas | La Jolla | Phoenix | Boston | Baltimore | City of Corpus Christi | Albuquerque | Portsmouth | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Hyman G. Rickover | Augusta | San Francisco | Atlanta | Houston | Norfolk | Buffalo | Salt Lake City | Olympia | Honolulu |
| VLS |
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Providence | Pittsburgh | Chicago | Key West | Oklahoma City | Louisville | Helena | Newport News |
| 688I |
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San Juan | Pasadena | Albany | Topeka | Miami | Scranton | Alexandria | Asheville | Jefferson City | Annapolis | Springfield | Columbus | Santa Fe | Boise | Montpelier | Charlotte | Hampton | Hartford | Toledo | Tucson | Columbia | Greeneville | Cheyenne |
| List of submarines of the United States Navy List of submarine classes of the United States Navy |
