USS La Jolla (SSN-701)

6300 tons surfaced, 7100 tons submerged

110.3 m

10 m

9.7 m

12 officers, 115 teams

A S6G reactor

30 nodes

4533 -mm torpedo tubes

The USS La Jolla (SSN -701 ) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear -powered submarine in the service of the United States Navy.

History

The La Jolla was left at the shipyard of Electric Boat on August 11, 1979 by stack. The ship was christened by the wife of Bob Wilson on the name of the city of La Jolla. Put into service, it was on 30 September 1981, the captain was Captain James R. Long. In 2000, the La Jolla has been converted so that they can carry Dry Deck Shelter.

The end of 1982 collided La Jolla, which went to periscope depth with which located on the surface USS Permit (SSN -594 ). The La Jolla suffered damage at the helm, the Permit was carved a 3 by 1 meter long strip into the fuselage. On 11 February 1998, the La Jolla nine nautical miles from Jinhae, South Korea rammed a 27 -ton fishing trawler. The vessel sank within a short time. The five crew members were rescued by the La Jolla.

Until 23 August 2004 the La Jolla was on a six -month deployment tour in the Pacific. Meanwhile, she ran ports in Korea, Japan, Singapore, Saipan and Guam. In addition, she participated in five international exercises.

2009 La Jolla was overtaken in the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. In 2011 she moved to the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.