USS Alexandria (SSN-757)
USS Alexandria (SSN-757) | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Alexandria |
| Namesake | Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Awarded | 26 November 1984 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down | 19 June 1987 |
| Launched | 23 June 1990 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Myrtle "Tookie" Clark |
| Acquired | 13 June 1991 |
| Commissioned | 29 June 1991 |
| Homeport | Naval Base Point Loma |
| Motto | Twice as Strong |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 362 ft (110 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
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| Range | Refueling required after 30 years |
| Test depth | Greater than 757 ft (231 m) |
| Complement | 16 officers, 127 enlisted |
| Sensors & processing systems | BQQ-10 passive sonar, BQS-15 detecting and ranging sonar, WLR-8 fire control radar receiver, WLR-9 acoustic receiver for detection of active search sonar and acoustic homing torpedoes, BRD-7 radio direction finder |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | WLR-10 countermeasures set |
| Armament | 4 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes, 10 Mk48 ADCAP torpedo reloads, Tomahawk land attack missile block 3 SLCM range 1,700 nmi (3,148 km; 1,956 mi), Harpoon anti–surface ship missile range 70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi), mine laying Mk67 mobile mine & Mk60 captor mines |
| Notes | The third ship of the United States Navy to be named for both Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria, Louisiana |
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USS Alexandria (SSN-757), is a Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine and the third vessel of the United States Navy to be named for both Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria, Louisiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation on 26 November 1984. Her keel was laid down in Groton, Connecticut, on 19 June 1987. She was launched on 23 June 1990, sponsored by Mrs. Myrtle "Tookie" Clark, wife of Vice Admiral Glenwood Clark (ret.), and commissioned on 29 June 1991. Alexandria was placed in service on 22 March 1991. A series of sea trials began 16 April and were completed 4 June.