Length:
360 ft (109 m)
Beam: 33 ft (10 m)
Draft: 31 ft (9 m)
Displacement: approx. 6,000 tons
Crew: 129
Armament: Tomahawk cruise missiles, 4 21-inch (533-mm) torpedo
tubes, mines
First Sub Commissioned: November 13, 1976
Maximum Speed: Approx. 20+ knots (23+ mph/37+ kph)
The
Los Angeles class, with 62 vessels, is the world’s largest
series of nuclear-propelled submarines. Like its predecessor
the Sturgeon class, the quieter and faster Los Angeles class
was designed primarily to protect carrier battlegroups by
targeting enemy subs. Los Angeles-class subs are also capable
of a variety of other missions, such as deploying Special
Forces (cross-military divisions formed to accomplish especially
difficult tasks) and attacking land targets. Some Los Angeles-class
subs are modified for improved under-ice operations.
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