USS Augusta (SSN-710)
Overview | |
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Order | October 31, 1973 |
Keel laying | April 1, 1982 |
Launch | January 21, 1984 |
1. Period of service | |
Commissioning | January 19, 1985 |
Decommissioning | February 11, 2009 |
Whereabouts | Is cancelled |
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 Augusta (SSN-710) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles-class submarine to.
history
The Augusta, named after the city of Augusta in Maine , was laid down at Electric Boat on April 1, 1982 , launched on January 21, 1984 and commissioned with the United States Navy on January 19, 1985.
The boat caused a sensation when it was involved in the incidents of the sinking of the Soviet submarine K-219 in October 1986 . The Augusta had taken up the pursuit of the K-219 under Captain James von Suskil, and on October 3 the K-219 exploded in a missile silo. After the K-219 was able to prevent the sinking for the time being, a Soviet freighter, the Fyodor Bredkin , reached the site of the accident east of Bermuda to tow the damaged vessel , but this failed. After the K-219 sank on October 6, the USS Augusta left the area and went on patrol, pursuing the K-279 , a Project 667B boat . The Augusta probably collided with the K-279. Subsequent images of the K-279 with the bow pressed in speak for this thesis.
The Augusta returned to her base in Groton , Connecticut , where her sonar systems were repaired. The repairs were estimated to cost approximately $ 3 million.
In September 2007 the Augusta completed its last mission. In February 2008 the boat was officially withdrawn from the fleet, the inactivation will take place in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard . On February 11, 2009 she was decommissioned and is to be canceled in the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program .
Web links
- Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
- SSN-710 at navsource.org (Eng.)