Los Angeles (SSN 688)-class submarines are the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s submarine force with 41 ships now on active duty. Thirty Los Angeles-class SSNs are equipped with 12 Vertical Launch ...

The Los Angeles-class is a vaunted nuclear-powered fast attack submarine also known as the 688 class. The original 688 class was constructed from 1972 until 1996 before an improved 688i version ...

The Los Angeles–class submarines were constructed from HY-80 steel, with a glass reinforced plastic bow over the sonar array. This gives the submarine a maximum official depth of 650 feet.

The four pillars of America's undersea fleet are the fast and lethal Los Angeles-class, the ultra-quiet and powerful Sea Wolf ...

The Los Angeles was the first of a new class of submarines, the Los Angeles class. “I’m going to miss her,” said Chuck Wells, 54, who was the submarine’s first helmsman, guiding it to ...

On April 2, the launch of the last Los Angeles class submarine took place at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Congressman James B. Longley, Jr. of Maine, a member of the National Security ...

Twenty five days of sailing through the Pacific Ocean became the final journey of USS Key West (SSN 722) after the Los Angeles-class submarine served the country for over 35 years. After departing ...

A US Navy fast-attack submarine just arrived in Cuba, shortly after a Russian sub showed up there. The Los Angeles-class USS Helena is in Guantanamo Bay, while the Yasan-class Kazan is near Havana.

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — The USS Greeneville on Monday was added to the stable of Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarines that are homeported in San Diego Bay as part of Submarine Squadron 11.