USS Asheville (SSN-758)

The Asheville 2005 off California
Overview
Order	November 26, 1984
Keel laying	January 9, 1987
Launch	February 24, 1990
1. Period of service
Commissioning	September 28, 1991
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 , 12 VLS tubes

The USS Asheville (SSN-758) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles-class submarine to. It is named after the city of Asheville , North Carolina .

history

The Asheville was commissioned by Newport News Shipbuilding in 1984 , laid down there in 1987 and launched after a construction period of over three years. Commissioning with the US Navy took place in 1991.

In December 1996, Asheville was selected as the test platform for a new drone . Here, the start of a was Sea Ferret of Northrop Grumman from the submarine simulation, while the drone is actually from a Cessna 206 was transported. Steering commands were successfully transmitted from the submarine to the drone, and command could also be handed over to ground-based teams.

From the end of 2004 to May 2005, the Asheville operated in the Pacific and took part in two exercises. She called at the ports of Guam , Singapore , Saipan and Hawaii . Also in 2007 and 2010 the submarine sailed for six months in the Pacific. In October 2010 the Asheville practiced together with her sister USS Topeka (SSN-754) and the Chilean Thomson , a German class 209 boat . The main focus was on capturing a modern diesel-electric boat and getting to know its characteristics.

Web links

Commons : USS Asheville  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Entry in Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
• Official Homepage (Engl.)