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USS Houston (SSN-713), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Houston, Texas.The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 August 1975 and her keel was laid down on 29 January 1979.
USS Houston (AK-1) was a cargo ship during World War I. USS Houston (CA-30) was a Northampton -class heavy cruiser commissioned in 1930, and sunk in 1942. USS Houston (CL-81) was a Cleveland -class light cruiser commissioned in 1943, and decommissioned in 1947. USS Houston (SSN-713) was a Los Angeles -class submarine, commissioned in 1982, and ...
The Los Angeles class of submarines are nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy. Also known as the 688 class (pronounced "six-eighty-eight") after the hull number of lead vessel USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), 62 were built from 1972 to 1996, the latter 23 to an improved 688i standard.
USS Houston (CL/CA-30), was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy.She was the second Navy ship to bear the name "Houston". She was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, on 7 September 1929, sponsored by Elizabeth Holcombe (daughter of Oscar Holcombe, then-mayor of Houston, Texas), and commissioned on 17 June 1930.
USS Honolulu (SSN-718) USS Houston (SSN-713) USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) ... USS New York City; USS Newport News (SSN-750) USS Norfolk (SSN-714) USS North ...
SSN-712 Atlanta: SSN-713 Houston: SSN-714 Norfolk: SSN-715 Buffalo: SSN-716 Salt Lake City: SSN-717 Olympia: SSN-718 Honolulu: SSN-719 Providence: SSN-720 Pittsburgh: SSN-721 Chicago: SSN-722 Key West: SSN-723 Oklahoma City: SSN-724 Louisville: SSN-725 Helena: Oldest American nuclear fast attack submarine still in service. SSGN-726 Ohio: Lead ...
I served on board USS Houston (SSN-713) as a member of the ship's Auxiliary Systems Division between June of 2000 and November of 2004. During the "Crash Back" drill described in the article I was in the ship's control room, having just been relieved of the planesman watch station prior to commencing the drill and taking over the messenger ...
Delta class. Delta IV (Project 667BDRM Delfin) [15] Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines. Oscar class. Oscar II (Project 949A Antey) [16] Yasen class [17] Yasen (Project 885) Yasen-M (Project 885-M) Nuclear-powered special purpose submarine.