USS Chicago (SSN-721)

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The Chicago off Malaysia at periscope depth
The Chicago off Malaysia at periscope depth
Overview
Order August 13, 1981
Keel laying 5th January 1983
Launch October 13, 1984
1. Period of service flag
Commissioning October 27, 1986
Technical specifications
displacement

6300 tons surfaced, 7100 tons submerged

length

110.3 m

width

10 m

Draft

9.4 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 Chicago (SSN-721) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles-class submarine to.

history

The Chicago was launched on October 27, 1986 at Newport News Shipbuilding and named after the city of Chicago by Mrs. Vicki Ann Paisley . Almost two years later the boat was put into service, its first in command was Commander Robert Avery.

In 1990 the Chicago took part in Operation Desert Storm . In early 1996, one was Predator - drone from the submarine controlled. The drone reached a height of 6000 meters and moved up to 185 kilometers from the submarine, which was at a depth of approx. 60 feet (periscope depth).

In the summer of 2005, a new periscope system, the so-called virtual periscope, was tested on board the Chicago . A camera attached to the tower films the water surface and a processor on board the submarine calculates the location of objects on the water surface from the incident light. However, the resolution was not sufficient to identify a ship type. The system can make out a 30 meter object from a depth of 30 to 60 meters at a distance of one nautical mile (around 1.85 kilometers).

In 2007 Chicago took part in Exercise Malibor . In addition to two American aircraft carriers and two Arleigh Burke destroyers, Indian, Japanese, Australian and Singaporean naval forces were also involved in the Gulf of Bengal . In early 2009, the submarine moved to the Pacific for six months.

USS Chicago in fiction

In Tom Clancy's novel Im Sturm , the Chicago plays an important role in defending against a Russian offensive against Europe. The submarine also makes a small appearance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 .

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