USS Norfolk (SSN-714)
_Arabian_Shark.jpg) The 2008 Norfolk during exercise Arabian Shark |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | February 20, 1976 |
| Keel laying | 1st August 1979 |
| Launch | October 31, 1981 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | May 21, 1983 |
| 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 Norfolk (SSN-714) , a nuclear-powered submarine of the Los Angeles-class submarine , is the second ship of the United States Navy which, after the city Norfolk , Virginia was named.
history
SSN-714 was commissioned in 1976 and laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1979 . In 1981 the Norfolk was launched and was christened, in 1983 the commissioning took place. On July 23, 1988, the first launch took place by a Mark 48 Mod.5 (ADCAP) heavyweight torpedo when the Norfolk sank the decommissioned destroyer USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) .
The Norfolk was in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery , Maine for overhaul between 1991 and 1993 .
On August 25, 2004 the Norfolk returned to Norfolk after completing a 22-month Engineering Refueling Overhaul (ERO) at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. In 2006/2007 the ship sailed alongside USS Nassau (LHA-4) , followed by another transfer at the end of 2007. In May 2008, the Norfolk took part in the multinational exercise Operation Arabian Shark . In 2010 she moved to European and Middle East waters for six months.
Web links
- Official website (English).
- nvr.navy.mil: USS Norfolk (engl.)
- navsource.org: USS Norfolk (Eng.)