USS Columbia (SSN-771)
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| History | |
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 United States
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| Name: | USS Columbia |
| Namesake: | Cities of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Missouri, and Columbia, Illinois |
| Awarded: | 14 December 1988 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down: | 21 April 1993 |
| Launched: | 24 September 1994 |
| Sponsored by: | Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| Christened: | 24 September 1994 |
| Completed: | 24 September 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 9 October 1995 |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor |
| Motto: | Preserving Freedom On The Seas |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement: | |
| Length: | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | S6G nuclear reactor |
| Speed: | Surface: About 15 knots. Submerged: About 32 knots. |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 110 men |
| Armament: |
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 12 x Vertical Launch Missile Tubes |
USS Columbia (SSN-771), is the 60th flight II Improved Los Angeles class submarine, and is the eighth vessel of the United States Navy to bear that name. The earlier Columbia's were given their names for differing reasons; SSN-771 was specifically named in honor of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Missouri, and Columbia, Illinois.
The contract to build Columbia was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 December 1988 and her keel was laid down on 21 April 1993. She was the 33rd Los Angeles class built by EB, and was launched on 24 September 1994 with the slide down a 1300-foot wooden ramp, the last American submarine to do so, giving her the title of "The Last Slider."
Columbia was sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton, and commissioned on 9 October 1995, with Commander Dale Govan in command. Currently, Columbia is commanded by Commander David L. Edgerton.
References
- ↑ USS Columbia (SSN 771) http://navysite.de/ssn/ssn771.htm
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.