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USS Chicago (SSN-721) is a Los Angeles-class submarine, the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Chicago, Illinois.The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and her keel was laid down on 5 January 1983.
Before SRP can begin, the vessel's nuclear fuel must be removed, and defueling usually coincides with decommissioning. Until the fuel is removed, the vessel is referred to as "USS Name," but afterward, the "USS" prefix is dropped and it is referred to as "ex-Name." Reusable equipment is removed at the same time as the fuel. [citation needed]
USS Chicago (CA-136) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, commissioned in 1945; later converted to an Albany-class guided missile cruiser and redesignated CG-11, then struck in 1984. USS Chicago (SSN-721) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1986, retired from active service in 2023.
Last year, three Los Angeles-class submarines arrived at PSNS for their scheduled decommission: USS Chicago (SSN-721) in January 2023, USS Key West (SSN 722) in February 2023, and USS San Juan ...
Operator Ship Class and type Fate Other notes 9 March United States Navy Louisville [1]: Los Angeles-class submarine: 27 March United States Navy Fort McHenry [2]: Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
Three of these submarines, USS Columbia (SSN-771), USS Louisville (SSN-724) and USS Key West (SSN-722), conducted Tomahawk strike operations against targets in Iraq. On February 2, 2012, Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 3 disestablished, as COMSUBRON 1 changed command, during an official ceremony aboard USS Greeneville (SSN 772) at the ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... USS Chicago (SSN-721) USS Cincinnati (SSN-693) USS City of Corpus Christi; USS Colorado ...
After six years, the cruiser USS Gettysburg is out of the BAE shipyard after an overhaul that should keep the 30-year-old ship in action into the late 2030s. The Navy has been trying for years to ...