USS Albuquerque (SSN-706)
.jpg) SSN-706 on the surface of the Atlantic |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | October 31, 1973 |
| Keel laying | December 27, 1979 |
| Launch | March 13, 1982 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | May 21, 1983 |
| Decommissioning | February 27, 2017 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
6300 tons surfaced, 7100 tons submerged |
| length |
110.3 m |
| width |
10 m |
| Draft |
9.7 m |
| Diving depth | approx. 300 m |
| crew |
12 officers, 115 men |
| drive |
An S6G reactor |
| speed |
30+ knots |
| Armament |
4 533 mm torpedo tubes |
The USS Albuquerque (SSN-706) is a Los Angeles-class fighter submarine ( SSN ) and is the second ship in the United States Navy to be named after Albuquerque , the capital of the US state of New Mexico .
history
The construction contract was awarded to the shipyard Electric Boat Company General Dynamics , keel-laying was on 27 December 1979. The naming ceremony was performed by Nancy L. Domenici on 13 March 1982nd Towards the end of 1983, the Albuquerque became operational after undergoing extensive tests, exams, inspections and certifications.
At the beginning of 1984 she came back to the EB shipyard for a follow-up inspection and set sail again on March 15. In May she was ordered to the Florida coast for final weapons tests and to participate in a summer fleet exercise and a midshipmen training course. In August, the Albuquerque began regular service (standard operations) from her home port. Until the end of the year she was in the Atlantic service to have minor repairs and maintenance carried out by Electric Boat in December.
In 1985, the boat began with sonar exercises and further weapons training in its traditional area of operation until mid-June on the high seas. Then she was ordered back off the coast of Florida to act as a training ship for commander aspirants. Until December she then carried out standard service from her home port again.
On January 14, 1986, the Albuquerque went to Electric Boat for a two-month maintenance. In March the ship switched between standard service and maintenance. Between May 19 and September 14, the Albuquerque visited several ports in Scotland . From November 4 to December 7, she took part in fleet exercises and then until mid-December in an ASW training .
On the evening of July 17, 1996, the Albuquerque was operating in the sea area around Long Island , New York , but the Navy officially denied any connection with the crash of Trans-World Airlines Flight 800 .
In 1999 the Albuquerque took part in a six-month turn in the Mediterranean together with the task force around the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) . During this deployment she fired ten Tomahawk - cruise missiles at Serb -controlled targets in Yugoslavia . The submarine was so distinguished that it earned the nickname Sure Shooter ( Safe Shooter ) from the association. During this mission it also visited various ports such as Naples , La Maddalena , and Toulon .
During their first Engineered Refueling Overhaul , which lasted 22 months, the maintenance work was recognized as the most efficient and fastest work ever done on a nuclear submarine .
During this phase, the "Skipper" ( commanding officer ) Burroughs was replaced by Commander Stuart Munch. After a general overhaul in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery , the Albuquerque was ordered back to Groton at the end of 2003.
From October 13, 2004 to April 12, 2005, the boat operated as part of the carrier combat group around the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) . She berthed in ports in Scotland, Portugal , Bahrain , the Seychelles and Crete . During this mission, the unit received the Squadron 2 Battle Efficiency Award for 2004 ( efficiency award of the 2nd squadron 2004 ). Thereafter, the Albuquerque was ordered back to Groton to resume standard service as part of the Submarine Force US Atlantic Fleet - Submarine Group 2 (submarine group 2).
In July 2005, deserted the Feuerleitunteroffizier ( Petty Officer Third Class ) Ariel Weinmann , but was arrested in August of 2006. According to the indictment , he disclosed confidential and secret information to contacts of foreign powers in March 2005, in October 2005 in Vienna and in March 2005 in Mexico .
In 2009 the Albuquerque was relocated from Naval Submarine Base New London in the Atlantic to Naval Base Point Loma , San Diego. This was done as part of the plan to house 60% of the submarine fleet in the Pacific. On February 27, 2017, the USS Albuquerque was decommissioned at the Keyport Undersea Museum in Washington .
Web links
- Albuquerque on the city's homepage ( Memento from August 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (eng.)
- Albuquerque at www.navy.mil ( Memento from October 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (eng.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Un SNA du type Los Angeles en moins pour la flotte américaine. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017 .