USS Miami (SSN-755)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 US | |
| Name | USS Miami |
| Namesake | The City of Miami, Florida |
| Awarded | 28 November 1983 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down | 24 October 1986 |
| Launched | 12 November 1988 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Jane P. Wilkinson |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1990 |
| Homeport | Groton, Connecticut |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | _insignia.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 5,751 long tons (5,843 t) light 6,146 long tons (6,245 t) full 395 long tons (401 t) dead |
| Length | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | S6G nuclear reactor |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 men |
USS Miami (SSN-755) is a United States Navy attack submarine of the Los Angeles class. She is the third vessel of the U.S. Navy to be named after Miami, Florida. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 28 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 24 October 1986. She was launched on 12 November 1988 sponsored by Mrs. Jane P. Wilkinson, and commissioned on 30 June 1990 with Commander Thomas W. Mader in command. On March 1, 2012, Miami and her crew of 13 officers and 120 enlisted personnel arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. While at the shipyard, Miami will receive a major overhaul and system upgrades.
In literature
USS Miami was the focus of Tom Clancy's first non-fiction book Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship ISBN 0-425-13873-9.
External links
This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.
- USS Miami (SSN-755) command histories – Naval History & Heritage Command