Los Angeles (SSN 688)-class submarines are the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s submarine force with 41 ships now on active duty. Thirty Los Angeles-class SSNs are equipped with 12 Vertical Launch ...

The Los Angeles-class is a vaunted nuclear-powered fast attack submarine also known as the 688 class. The original 688 class was constructed from 1972 until 1996 before an improved 688i version ...

What You Need to Know: The Los Angeles-class (688 class) attack submarines, first commissioned in 1976, are considered among the world's greatest nuclear-powered attack subs due to their advanced ...

The four pillars of America's undersea fleet are the fast and lethal Los Angeles-class, the ultra-quiet and powerful Sea Wolf ...

The Mk 1, a Lockheed Martin product, allowed the Los Angeles-class to fire Tomahawk missiles. And finally, the Mk 1 was replaced with Raytheon’s Mk 2, which allowed for vertical launching ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — The USS Greeneville on Monday was added to the stable of Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarines that are homeported in San Diego Bay as part of Submarine Squadron 11.

The Specs The standard Los Angeles-class submarine is equipped with four torpedo tubes and can carry up to twenty-five torpedoes. These boats can launch the always-potent Tomahawk cruise missiles ...

(Tribune News Service) — The USS Greeneville on Monday was added to the stable of Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarines that are homeported in San Diego Bay as part of Submarine Squadron 11.