USS Alexandria (SSN-757)

6300 tons surfaced, 7100 tons submerged

110.3 m

10 m

9.7 m

12 officers, 115 teams

A S6G reactor

30 nodes

The USS Alexandria ( SSN -757 ) is a nuclear submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles- class. It is named after the cities of Alexandria in Virginia and Louisiana.

History

SSN -757 was commissioned in 1984 and set in the summer of 1987 at Electric Boat in Kiel. The launch took place three years later, the official commissioning ceremony then in June 1991.

2004 operated the submarine on a road trip in four oceans, namely the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, where the boat performed the transit between the Pacific and Atlantic under the polar ice. It also went through Central and Red Sea. Among other things, the Alexandria took part in an exercise with the Indian Navy with the USS Gary ( FFG 51) and USS Cowpens the (CG -63 ). In 2006, she was with USS Leyte Gulf (CG -55), USS McFaul ( DDG 74) and USS Nicholas ( FFG -47 ) assigned as escort for the USS Enterprise ( CVN -65) and protected them during journeys in the course of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and in securing the sea lanes. To this end, the crew the Meritorious Unit Commendation was awarded.

In early 2007 the submarine was involved in an exercise with forces of the Royal Navy, which took place in the Arctic. While this took place on the British nuclear submarine HMS Tireless ( S88), with the Alexandria operated, an explosion instead, which cost the lives of two sailors. In addition, in 2007 filming of Alexandria were for the movie Stargate in the Arctic: Continuum made ​​. Following an overhaul took place in the yard of EB. 2008, the submarine towards the Mediterranean and moved further into the Indian Ocean.