The Los Angeles class of submarines are nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. Also known as the 688 class (pronounced "six-eighty-eight") after the hull number of lead vessel USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), 62 were built from 1972 to 1996, the latter 23 to an improved 688i standard.

Mar 17, 2025 · Los Angeles-class (SSN 688) submarines have been the backbone of the submarine force for the last 40 years, with approximately 23 now in commission. They are equipped with 12 Vertical...

Nov 22, 2024 · The Los Angeles class were 62 nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN), of which 24 are still currently in service with the US Navy. Called colloquially the “688” class after the lead boat pennant (SSN-688), 62 were built in an uninterrupted serie from 1972 to 1996 which by itself is a record.

Nov 9, 2024 · Known as the 688 class (pronounced “six-eighty-eight”), America’s Los Angeles -class attack submarine is likely the greatest nuclear-powered attack submarine in the world. If it...

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...

SSN 688-class submarines, which will comprise 68% of the attack submarine force in 2015, must be modernized to ensure that they remain effective against increasingly sophisticated undersea adversaries.

The Los Angeles-class, sometimes called the LA-class or the 688-class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the U.S. Navy's submarine force....

Los Angeles (SSN 688)-class submarines are the backbone of the submarine force with 40 now in commission. Thirty Los Angeles-class SSNs are equipped with 12 Vertical Launch System tubes...

Speed: 25+ knots (46+ km/h), max. Los Angeles class submarines carry about 25 torpedo tube-launched weapons, as well as Mark 67 and Mark 60 CAPTOR mines and were designed to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles, and Harpoon missiles horizontally (from the torpedo tubes).

The Los Angeles Class, sometimes called the LA Class or the 688 Class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s submarine force.