Abstract is: The Los Angeles class of submarines are nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy. Also known as the 688 class (pronounced "six-eighty-eight") after the hull number of lead vessel USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), 62 were built from 1972 to 1996, the latter 23 to an improved 688i standard. As of 2022, 26 of the Los Angeles class remain in commission — more than any other class in the world — and they account for more than half of the U.S. Navy's 50 fast attack submarines. Of the 34 retired boats, a few were in commission for nearly 40 years, including USS Dallas, USS Jacksonville and USS Bremerton. With a wide variance in longevity, 12 of the 688s were laid up halfway through their projected lifespans, USS Baltimore being the youngest-retired at 15 years, 11 months. Another five also laid up early (20–25 years), due to their midlife reactor refueling being cancelled, and one was lost during overhaul due to arson. All retired boats have been or will be scrapped per the Navy's Ship-Submarine Recycling Program In addition, two - La Jolla and San Francisco - have been converted to moored training ships. Submarines of this class are named after American towns and cities, such as Albany, New York; Los Angeles, California; and Tucson, Arizona, with the exception of USS Hyman G. Rickover, named for the "father of the nuclear Navy." This was a change from traditionally naming attack submarines after marine animals, such as USS Seawolf or USS Shark. Rickover's response to the decision to name the submarines after cities (and occasionally politicians influential in defense issues) was that "Fish don't vote."
P520 | armament | vertical launching system | Q1140509 |
Mark 48 torpedo | Q1194008 | ||
torpedo tube | Q1330003 | ||
Mark 60 CAPTOR | Q1753748 | ||
P2261 | beam | 10 | |
P495 | country of origin | United States of America | Q30 |
P2262 | draft | 9.4 | |
P527 | has part(s) | USS La Jolla | Q1971557 |
P2043 | length | 110 | |
P176 | manufacturer | Newport News Shipbuilding | Q82610 |
P2067 | mass | 6082 | |
6818 | |||
P1083 | maximum capacity | 129 | |
P138 | named after | Los Angeles | Q65 |
USS Los Angeles | Q2166261 | ||
P1705 | native label | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
P561 | NATO reporting name | Los Angeles | |
P137 | operator | United States Navy | Q11220 |
P516 | powered by | S6G reactor | Q767482 |
P729 | service entry | 1976-01-01 | |
P1813 | short name | Los Angeles | |
P793 | significant event | manufacturing | Q187939 |
P2052 | speed | 20 | |
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P910 | topic's main category | Category:Los Angeles-class submarines | Q9008735 |
P1424 | topic's main template | Template:Los Angeles class submarines | Q5872143 |
P1092 | total produced | 62 | |
P4511 | vertical depth | 240 | |
P2049 | width | 10 |
Q2005990 | USS Albany |
Q2003791 | USS Albuquerque |
Q510214 | USS Alexandria |
Q2006011 | USS Annapolis |
Q1272420 | USS Asheville |
Q1601564 | USS Atlanta |
Q1674076 | USS Augusta |
Q2005518 | USS Baltimore |
Q1356916 | USS Baton Rouge |
Q1781111 | USS Birmingham |
Q604857 | USS Boise |
Q1862142 | USS Boston |
Q472986 | USS Bremerton |
Q1718601 | USS Buffalo |
Q1971589 | USS Charlotte |
Q980570 | USS Cheyenne |
Q567967 | USS Chicago |
Q1784063 | USS Cincinnati |
Q616899 | USS City of Corpus Christi |
Q747983 | USS Columbia |
Q2003808 | USS Columbus |
Q598581 | USS Dallas |
Q1029271 | USS Greeneville |
Q1287639 | USS Groton |
Q1453075 | USS Hampton |
Q2117295 | USS Hartford |
Q1260634 | USS Helena |
Q1470212 | USS Honolulu |
Q1687136 | USS Houston |
Q174818 | USS Hyman G. Rickover |
Q1379656 | USS Indianapolis |
Q1437413 | USS Jacksonville |
Q2001200 | USS Jefferson City |
Q2000900 | USS Key West |
Q1971557 | USS La Jolla |
Q2166261 | USS Los Angeles |
Q1380250 | USS Louisville |
Q2302353 | USS Memphis |
Q1249407 | USS Miami |
Q1573507 | USS Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
Q165916 | USS Montpelier |
Q919768 | USS New York City |
Q2003799 | USS Newport News |
Q2003817 | USS Norfolk |
Q1971094 | USS Oklahoma City |
Q685632 | USS Olympia |
Q1789356 | USS Omaha |
Q2302386 | USS Pasadena |
Q1806597 | USS Philadelphia |
Q1783713 | USS Phoenix |
Q2001217 | USS Pittsburgh |
Q1760185 | USS Portsmouth |
Q371294 | USS Providence |
Q1783702 | USS Salt Lake City |
Q935791 | USS San Francisco |
Q993944 | USS San Juan (SSN-751) |
Q2003758 | USS Santa Fe |
Q749868 | USS Scranton |
Q1472052 | USS Springfield |
Q2302375 | USS Toledo |
Q748373 | USS Topeka |
Q1999797 | USS Tucson |
Q5872143 | Template:Los Angeles class submarines | template has topic | P1423 |
Q9008735 | Category:Los Angeles-class submarines | category's main topic | P301 |
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