Los Angeles-Class Submarine

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Sixty-two Los Angeles–class submarines were built between 1976 and 1996. Not all of them served at once—some of the earliest subs were retired starting in...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The bow of sister submarine USS Honolulu, soon to be retired, was removed and welded onto San Francisco. The submarine rejoined the fleet in 2009 and...

Here’s What You Need to Know: At 360 feet long and 6,927 tons submerged, the Los Angeles–class submarines were designed to be 20 percent longer and 50 percent larger by displacement...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While diesel-electric boats are generally quieter than nuclear submarines, the U.S. Navy prefers atomic-powered vessels because of their range, speed and endurance. The Indian submarine...