Los Angeles (SSN 688)-class submarines are the backbone of the ... system and are configured for under-ice operations - their diving planes were moved from the sail to the bow and sail ...

Unlike earlier vessels in the class, the 688i submarines had their diving planes placed at the bow rather than on the sail. The initial Los Angeles-class submarines were able to carry roughly 25 ...

The submarines feature a teardrop hull first introduced with the Skipjack class, with diving planes mounted ... and through Arctic pack ice. The Los Angeles–class nuclear attack submarines ...

February 1, 2010: The U.S. Navy has retired the USS Los Angeles (SSN 688). This was the lead ship of the Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine (SSN ... kilometers an hour and is believed capable ...

On April 2, the launch of the last Los Angeles class ... submarines to come from the Virginia yard. Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 700 ships, from tugboats and luxury yachts to ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The submarines feature a teardrop hull first introduced with the Skipjack class, with diving planes ... Arctic pack ice. The Los Angeles–class nuclear attack ...