USS Cheyenne (SSN-773)
 The 2003 Cheyenne in the harbor |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | November 28, 1989 |
| Keel laying | July 6, 1992 |
| Launch | April 16, 1995 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | September 13, 1996 |
| 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 Cheyenne (SSN-773) is the most recently built nuclear-powered submarine of the Los Angeles-class submarine .
history
The USS Cheyenne was laid down on July 6, 1992, and launched from Newport News Shipbuilding in April 1995 . She was christened after the city of Cheyenne by the wife of the Wyoming Senator , Mrs. Ann Simpson . On September 13, 1996, she entered service as the 62nd and final unit of the Los Angeles class. Its first in command was Commander Peter H. Ozimik. Her first home base after the test drives was Pearl Harbor in Hawaii from 1998 .
Since then, the Cheyenne has served as a test platform for new sonar displays that work on the basis of commercially available flat screens .
In July 2002, the Cheyenne left Pearl Harbor as part of the carrier combat group for the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and headed west. On this mission she took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom , where she was the first warship to fire a salvo of BGM-109 Tomahawk .
In October 2004 the Cheyenne left for a mission in the western Pacific.
The Cheyenne in fiction
The Cheyenne was described in Tom Clancy's novel SSN engaging in a conflict over the Spratly Islands . In the PC game, Tom Clancy's SSN , the Cheyenne can be controlled.
Web links
- Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
- Official Homepage (Engl.)