USS Toledo (SSN-769)
Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the US Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Toledo (SSN-769), is a United States Navy, Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine and the third U.S. Naval vessel to be named for the city of Toledo, Ohio. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 10 June 1988, and her keel was laid down on 6 May 1991. She was launched on 28 August 1993, sponsored by Mrs. Sabra Smith, and commissioned on 24 February 1995.[3]
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Name | USS Toledo |
Namesake | The City of Toledo, Ohio |
Awarded | 10 June 1988 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 6 May 1991 |
Launched | 28 August 1993 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Sabra Smith |
Commissioned | 24 February 1995 |
Homeport | Naval Submarine Base New London (Currently Norfolk Naval Shipyard for overhaul) |
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Motto | "Forged from Metal, Prepared for Battle" |
Honors and awards | Naval Unit Commendation |
Status | In active service |
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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) |
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Complement | 12 officers, 98 men |
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