Los Angeles class submarine
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: | United States of America |
| Preceded by: | Sturgeon class submarine |
| Followed by: | Seawolf class submarine |
| Ships in class: | 62 |
| Ships out of service: | 19 |
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| Displacement: | Surfaced: 6082tons Submerged: 6927tons |
| Length: | 362ft |
| Beam: | 33ft |
| Propulsion and power: | 1 GE PWR S6G nuclear reactor, 2 turbines 35,000hp, 1 auxiliary motor 325hp, 1 shaft |
| Speed: | Surfaced: 20knots Submerged: 32knots |
| Range: | unlimited except by food supplies |
| Complement: | 129 |
| Armament: | 4x21in bow tubes, 10 mk48 ADCAP torpedo reloads, tomahawk land attack block 3 SLCM range 1700nm, harpoon anti surface ship missile range 70nm, mine laying Mk67 mobile Mk60 captor mines |
The Los Angeles class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) that forms the backbone of the United States submarine fleet, and is the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarine in the world. They were preceded by the Sturgeon class and followed by the short-lived Seawolf class and the Virginia class. Usually named after U.S. cities, the LA class broke a long-standing Navy tradition of naming attack submarines after sea creatures. The boats are also colloquially referred to as "688-class" subs, after the hull classification symbol of the first boat, SSN-688.
LA-class submarines have a publicly acknowledged top speed in excess of 25 knots (46 km/h, 29 mph); the precise speed is classified. Informed sources estimate the maximum speed of this class of submarine as 30–32 knots. They carry about 25 torpedo-tube launched weapons, and all boats of the class are capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles horizontally (from the torpedo tubes). The last 31 boats of this class also have 12 dedicated vertical launch (VLS) tubes for launching Tomahawks.
The final 23 boats in the series, referred to as "688i", are quieter than their predecessors, incorporate a more advanced combat system, and are configured for under-ice operations (with diving planes on the bow and a reinforced sail). The Navy is phasing out older non-VLS Los Angeles-class attack submarines in favor of the Virginia-class attack submarines.
Los Angeles-class submarines have been involved in a number of major submarine incidents.
[edit] Boats
- See also: List of active Los Angeles class submarines by homeport and List of inactive Los Angeles class submarines by disposition
[edit] References
- Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson
[edit] External links
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