Sea Weapons

Attack Submarine, Nuclear (1976)

Los Angeles class

Los Angeles class

Preceded by:

Sturgeon (1967)

Succeeded by:

Seawolf (1997)

Datafile

ClassLos Angeles (688)Los Angeles (688 VLS)Los Angeles (688i)
TypeAttack Submarine, NuclearAttack Submarine, NuclearAttack Submarine, Nuclear
Year197619851985
Crew127127127
Dimensions
Length109.8 m109.8 m110.3 m
Beam10.1 m10.1 m10.1 m
Draught9.8 m9.8 m9.9 m
Displacement
Empty6,000 t6,000 t6,082 t
Surfaced
Submerged
Performance
Speed57 km/h57 km/h57 km/h
RangeUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Depth450 m450 m450 m
Machinery
Shafts111
Turbines2 x
35,000 hp
S6G
2 x
35,000 hp
S6G
2 x
35,000 hp
S6G
Boilers1 x General Electric S6G1 x General Electric S6G1 x General Electric S6G
FuelNuclearNuclearNuclear
Armament
Torpedo tubes2x2 x (533-mm)
2x2 x (533-mm)
2x2 x (533-mm)
Launcher-12 x Mk. 45 VLS12 x Mk. 45 VLS
AA WeaponsUGM-109E TLAM-IV (37)
UGM-84 Harpoon (37)
Mk. 48 (37)
UGM-109E TLAM-IV (49)
UGM-84 Harpoon (37)
Mk. 48 (37)
UGM-109E TLAM-IV (49)
UGM-84 Harpoon (37)
Mk. 48 (37)
Armor
ArmorNoneNoneNone
Sensors
SonarBQQ-5
BQG-5D
BQS-15
BQQ-5
BQG-5D
BQS-15
BQQ-5
BQG-5D
BQS-15
Production
Built31823
Total62

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Los Angeles (688):
Los Angeles SSN-688 Newport News SB08/01/197206/04/197413/11/197601/02/2010Nuclear recycling
Baton Rouge SSN-689 Newport News SB08/01/197126/04/197525/06/197713/01/1995Nuclear recycling
Philadelphia SSN-690 Electric Boat12/08/197219/10/197425/06/197729/06/2011Struck
Memphis SSN-691 Newport News SB23/06/197303/04/197617/12/197707/04/2011Struck
Omaha SSN-692 Electric Boat27/01/197321/02/197611/03/197805/10/1995Nuclear recycling
Cincinnati SSN-693 Newport News SB06/04/197419/02/197710/06/197829/07/1996Nuclear recycling
Groton SSN-694 Electric Boat03/08/197309/10/197608/07/197807/11/1997Nuclear recycling
Birmingham SSN-695 Newport News SB26/04/197529/10/197716/12/197822/12/1997Nuclear recycling
New York City SSN-696 Electric Boat15/12/197318/06/197703/03/197930/04/1997Struck
Indianapolis SSN-697 Electric Boat19/10/197430/07/197705/01/198022/12/1998Struck
Bremerton SSN-698 Electric Boat08/05/197622/07/197828/03/198109/07/2018Struck
Jacksonville SSN-699 Electric Boat21/02/197618/11/197816/05/198105/01/2018Struck
Dallas SSN-700 Electric Boat09/10/197628/04/197926/06/198115/06/2017Struck
La Jolla SSN-701 Electric Boat16/10/197611/08/197930/09/198115/11/2019Struck
Phoenix SSN-702 Electric Boat30/07/197708/12/197912/12/198129/07/1998Nuclear recycling
Boston SSN-703 Electric Boat11/08/197819/04/198030/01/198218/01/1999Nuclear recycling
Baltimore SSN-704 Electric Boat21/05/197913/12/198024/07/198210/07/1998Struck
City Of Corpus Christi SSN-705 Electric Boat04/09/197925/04/198108/01/198328/07/2016Struck
Albuquerque SSN-706 Electric Boat27/12/197913/03/198221/05/198303/02/2016Struck
Portsmouth SSN-707 Electric Boat08/05/198018/09/198201/10/198318/08/2005Struck
Minneapolis-St. Paul SSN-708 Electric Boat20/01/198119/03/198310/03/198422/06/2007Struck
Hyman G. Rickover SSN-709 Electric Boat24/07/198127/08/198321/07/198401/03/2007Struck
Augusta SSN-710 Electric Boat01/04/198221/01/198419/01/198515/04/2008Struck
San Francisco SSN-711 Newport News SB26/05/197727/10/197921/04/198411/05/2017Struck
Atlanta SSN-712 Newport News SB17/08/197816/08/198006/03/198216/12/1999Struck
Houston SSN-713 Newport News SB29/01/197921/03/198125/09/198228/07/2016Struck
Norfolk SSN-714 Newport News SB01/08/197903/10/198121/05/198315/12/2014Struck
Buffalo SSN-715 Newport News SB25/01/198008/05/198205/11/198330/09/2017Struck
Salt Lake City SSN-716 Newport News SB26/08/198016/10/198212/05/198415/01/2006Struck
Olympia SSN-717 Newport News SB31/03/198130/04/198317/11/198406/08/2020Struck
Honolulu SSN-718 Newport News SB10/11/198124/09/198306/07/198501/11/2006Nuclear recycling
Los Angeles (688 VLS):
Providence SSN-719 Electric Boat14/10/198204/08/198427/07/198502/12/2021Struck
Pittsburgh SSN-720 Electric Boat15/04/198308/12/198423/11/198506/08/2019Struck
Chicago SSN-721 Newport News SB01/05/198313/10/198427/10/198624/01/2023Struck
Key West SSN-722 Newport News SB06/07/198320/07/198512/09/198721/09/2023Inactive
Oklahoma City SSN-723 Newport News SB15/04/198304/01/198409/07/198810/02/2022Struck
Louisville SSN-724 Electric Boat24/09/198414/12/198508/11/198608/06/2020Struck
Helena SSN-725 Electric Boat28/03/198528/06/198611/07/1987-Active
Newport News SSN-750 Newport News SB03/03/198415/03/198603/06/1989-Active
Los Angeles (688i):
San Juan SSN-751 Electric Boat08/08/198506/12/198606/08/1988-Active
Pasadena SSN-752 Electric Boat20/12/198512/09/198711/02/1989-Active
Albany SSN-753 Newport News SB22/04/198513/06/198707/04/1990-Active
Topeka SSN-754 Electric Boat13/05/198623/01/198821/10/1989-Active
Miami SSN-755 Electric Boat24/10/198612/11/198830/06/199027/09/2013Struck
Scranton SSN-756 Newport News SB28/08/198603/07/198926/01/1991-Active
Alexandria SSN-757 Electric Boat19/06/198723/06/199029/06/1991-Active
Asheville SSN-758 Newport News SB26/11/198409/06/198728/09/1991-Active
Jefferson City SSN-759 Newport News SB21/09/198717/08/199029/02/1992-Active
Annapolis SSN-760 Electric Boat15/06/198818/05/199111/04/1992-Active
Springfield SSN-761 Electric Boat29/01/199004/01/199209/01/1993-Active
Columbus SSN-762 Electric Boat09/01/199101/08/199224/07/1993-Active
Santa Fe SSN-763 Electric Boat25/05/199112/12/199211/12/1993-Active
Boise SSN-764 Newport News SB28/08/198823/03/199107/11/1992-Active
Montpelier SSN-765 Newport News SB19/03/198923/08/199113/03/1993-Active
Charlotte SSN-766 Newport News SB17/08/199003/10/199216/09/1994-Active
Hampton SSN-767 Newport News SB02/03/199003/04/199216/11/1993-Active
Hartford SSN-768 Electric Boat22/02/199204/12/199310/12/1994-Active
Toledo SSN-769 Newport News SB06/05/199128/08/199324/02/1995-Active
Tucson SSN-770 Newport News SB15/08/199119/03/199418/08/1995-Active
Columbia SSN-771 Electric Boat21/04/199324/09/199409/10/1995-Active
Greenville SSN-772 Newport News SB28/02/199217/09/199416/02/1996-Active
Cheyenne SSN-773 Newport News SB06/07/199216/04/199513/09/1996-Active

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