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USS Alabama (SSBN-731) is the sixth Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, and the seventh United States vessel to be named for the state of Alabama. The boat's motto duplicates the state's motto, Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere ("We dare defend our rights").
Alabama was joined in 1969 by USS Drum, a World War II Gato-class submarine, which was moored behind her until 2001, when the submarine was moved onto land for preservation in a permanent display. [5] In 2003, a replica of a Confederate submarine that was built in Mobile, CSS H. L. Hunley, was moved to the park. [6]
She was towed to Battleship Alabama Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama arriving on 18 May 1969. Drum was dedicated and opened to the public on 4 July 1969. The submarine was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986. [8] [12] Drum was moored in the waters behind Alabama, until she was substantially damaged by the storm surge of Hurricane ...
Unique submarine. First submarine to complete a submerged circumnavigation of the globe, and the only Western submarine powered by two nuclear reactors. SSGN-587 Halibut: Unique submarine. First and only American nuclear powered submarine designed and built as a guided missile submarine. SSN-588 Scamp: SSN-589 Scorpion: Lost in accident 22 May ...
By January 1911 the Navy had 20 submarines built: Seven A-class submarine, Three B-class submarine, five C-class submarine, three D-class submarine, and two E-class submarines. United States F-class submarine were built by the Electric Boat in 1909. The first two, USS F-1 (SS-20) and *USS F-2 (SS-21) were built by Union Iron Works.
USS Alligator (1862) – U. S. Navy submarine launched a year before Hunley; The American Turtle – built in 1775, the world's first submersible with a documented record of use in combat; French submarine Plongeur – launched a few months before Hunley; Peral Submarine – 1888 submarine from Spain, the first to be powered by electric batteries
The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) located in Mobile, Alabama, was one of the largest marine production facilities in the United States during the 20th century. It began operation in 1917, and expanded dramatically during World War II ; with 30,000 workers, including numerous African Americans and women, it became the largest ...
Submarines of the United States Navy are built in classes, using a single design for a number of boats. Minor variations occur as improvements are incorporated into the design, so later boats of a class may be more capable than earlier.