USS Los Angeles (SSN-688)
 The Los Angeles on a high-speed surface voyage |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | January 8, 1971 |
| Keel laying | January 8, 1972 |
| Launch | April 6, 1974 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | November 13, 1976 |
| Decommissioning | February 4, 2011 |
| Whereabouts | was dismantled |
| 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 Los Angeles (SSN-688) was a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the Los Angeles-class submarine .
history
The USS Los Angeles was launched as the first of 62 Los Angeles-class nuclear submarines on April 6, 1974 at Newport News Shipbuilding and was christened by Anne Armstrong, an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford . On November 13, 1976 she was commissioned with the US Navy. During one of their sea trials on May 27, 1977, President Jimmy Carter was on board to experience the performance of the new class of submarines.
The first Los Angeles mission took her to the Mediterranean in 1977, for which she received the Meritorious Unit Citation . The following year she was transferred to the Pacific Fleet and stationed in Pearl Harbor . From there she made five trips to the western Pacific, four to the northern Pacific and one to the Indian Ocean. She won three other Meritorious Unit Citations and was awarded the Battle E four times, which is awarded to the best unit in a group each year.
In July 1992 it was overhauled in the Mare Island Naval Shipyard , during which, in addition to the installation of technical innovations ( sonar and fire control systems), its reactor was also refilled with new fuel. After this 31-month overhaul, she was relocated to Pearl Harbor in March 1995. In 1999 the Los Angeles was modified to accommodate so-called dry deck shelters . This is a module that attaches to the hull of the submarine behind the tower that allows divers to easily exit and enter the submerged submarine.
In 2008 the Los Angeles took part in exercise RIMPAC , in 2009 in a maneuver with the South Korean Navy. The deactivation of the submarine began on November 2, 2009. It was deactivated in Los Angeles on January 23, 2010 as part of Navy Days . On February 4, 2011, the boat was then officially decommissioned. The Los Angeles was dismantled as part of the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until November 30, 2011.
The Los Angeles gave its name to one of the most famous submarine simulations (for PC and Commodore Amiga) under the name 688 Attack Sub, which was published in 1989 by Electronic Arts.
