USS Springfield (SSN-761)

The Springfield 2003 at sea
Overview
Order	March 21, 1986
Keel laying	January 29, 1990
Launch	4th January 1992
1. Period of service
Commissioning	January 9, 1993
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 Springfield (SSN-761) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles-class submarine to. It was named after the two cities of Springfield in Illinois and Massachusetts .

history

SSN-761 was commissioned in 1986. Construction took place at Electric Boat , the keel was laid on January 29, 1990. After two years in dry dock and a further year of finishing at the pier, the Springfield was officially put into service in early 1993.

By 2004, the Springfield moved for a total of six six-month missions in the Atlantic and European waters. An overhaul and modernization was started in the middle of the year. This also took place in the EB shipyard. In 2008, the boat moved to the Mediterranean Sea to escort the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) .

Web links

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

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