USS Scranton (SSN-756)

The Scranton appeared at the North Pole in 2001
Overview
Order	November 26, 1984
Keel laying	August 29, 1986
Launch	3rd July 1989
1. Period of service
Commissioning	January 26, 1991
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 Scranton (SSN-756) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles-class submarine to. It is named after the town of Scranton in Pennsylvania .

history

The contract for SSN-756 was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding in November 1984 . The keel of the boat was laid at the Newport News , Virginia shipyard in August 1986. After almost three years in dry dock, the Scranton was launched, her godfather was Sarah McDade. The commissioning of the boat took place on January 26, 1991.

The Scranton was the first submarine to be built by NNS using a modular design. The keel is no longer laid; instead, individual sections are almost completely equipped and then welded together. Also at Scranton there was no longer a conventional launch, but the boat was floated up in dry dock.

In 1995/1996, the Scranton served as an escort for the USS George Washington (CVN-73) on her mission in the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, where she took part in Operation Southern Watch . In 2001, the Scranton surfaced through four-foot-thick ice at the North Pole. In 2005 she took part in a joint exercise with the Pakistani Navy .

In 2006, the Scranton served as a test platform for the Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System , an autonomous underwater vehicle used to search for sea ​​mines . In 2007 the submarine moved to the Persian Gulf as escort for the USS Bataan (LHD-5) . In 2008, the submarine carried out certification for digital nautical charts as they had been tested in the Smart Ship Project . In 2009 the Scranton relocated with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) . The next mission to European waters followed in January 2011. During the civil war in Libya , the Scranton sailed off the coast of the North African country and on March 19 launched UGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Libyan targets as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn .

Web links

Commons : USS Scranton  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Entry in Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
• Official Homepage (Engl.)