USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723)

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 Oklahoma City (SSN -723 ) is a nuclear submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles- class. It is named after the city of Oklahoma City.

History

The Oklahoma City was born on January 4, 1984 at Newport News Shipbuilding laid the keel and launched on November 2, 1985. The naming ceremony was performed by Mrs. Linda M. Nickles. The boat was placed in the U.S. Navy on July 9, 1988 in service, their commander was Commander Joseph J. Krol, Jr.

On 13 November 2002, the Oklahoma City collided in the Strait of Gibraltar with the LNG tanker Norman Lady. There were no injuries and no environmental hazard, but Oklahoma City was damaged at the periscope and the tower. The submarine was in the harbor of La Maddalena in Sardinia one where repairs were carried out.

Mid-2004 left the " OKC " Norfolk to carry out a routine patrol. But they plunged through the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific, there fulfilled their mission and returned on 4 January 2005 by the Panama Canal back to Norfolk.

In mid-2005 the submarine was certified as the first boat of the fleet for the exclusive use of digital charts, a part of the Smart Ship Project. In May 2008, the boat moved the second time with the exclusive use of the system. Following the Oklahoma City has been over two years outdated in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.