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USS Charlotte (SSN-766)

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Awarded: 6 February 1987
Laid down: 17 August 1990
Launched: 3 October 1992
Commissioned: 16 September 1994
Status:
Homeport: Pearl Harbor
General Characteristics
Displacement: 6000 tons light, 6927 tons full, 927 tons dead
Length: 110.3 meters (362 feet)
Beam: 10 meters (33 feet)
Draft: 9.4 meters (31 feet)
Propulsion: one S6G reactor
Complement: 12 officers, 98 men

USS Charlotte (SSN-766), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlotte, North Carolina. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 17 August 1990. She was launched on 3 October 1992 sponsored by Mrs. Mary McComack, and commissioned on 16 September 1994, with Commander Michael Matthews in command.

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See USS Charlotte for other ships of the same name.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.

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