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''Los Angeles''-class attack submarine

Class Overview
Class Type Attack Submarine
Class NameIn Honor of Los Angeles, California
Preceded ByChronologically:
''Benjamin Franklin''-class Ballistic Missile Submarine
USS ''Narwhal''
USS ''Glenard P. Lipscomb
By Type
''Sturgeon''-class Attack Submarine
Succeeded ByChronologically:
Ships of the Class:See the list below for the all ships of the ''Los Angeles'' class

The ''Los Angeles''-class attack Submarine s ( SSN ) are the most numerous class of Nuclear Power ed submarines built by any nation, and form the bulk of the U.S. attack submarine force As Of 2004 . They were preceded by the ''Sturgeon''-class and followed by the ''Seawolf''-class . Named after US cities, the 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 are extremely fast—they are publicly acknowledged as being faster than 25 knots (46 km/h, 29 mph), and it is widely believed that they can exceed 35 knots (65 km/h, 40 mph) under good conditions. They carry about 25 torpedo-tube launched weapons. Any boat of this class may launch a Tomahawk Cruise Missile from its horizontal torpedo tubes. The last 31 boats of this class have 12 vertical launch tubes specifically for this purpose.

The final 23 boats in the series, referred to as "688i," are even quieter, incorporate an advanced combat system, and are configured for under-ice operations (with Diving Plane s on the bow and a reinforced Sail ). The Navy is phasing out older non-Vertical Launch System (VLS) ''Los Angeles''-class attack submarines in favor of the ''Virginia''-class attack submarines.


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BOATS


Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base , Groton, Connecticut




Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Norfolk, Virginia



Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii



Homeported at the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire




Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, San Diego, California



Homeported at Naval Forces Marianas, Apra Harbor , Guam



Homeported at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , Bremerton, Washington



Stricken, to be disposed of by Submarine Recycling




Disposed of by Submarine Recycling




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