Career
Awarded:	6 February 1987
Laid down:	2 March 1990
Launched:	3 April 1992
Commissioned:	16 November 1993
Status:
Homeport:	Norfolk, Virginia
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
Motto:	Qui Desiderant Pacem Preparate Bellum ("Those who desire peace prepare for war")

USS Hampton (SSN-767), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. The earlier Hamptons were given their names for differing reasons; SSN-767 was specificially named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire. There are 14 other Hamptons in the United States.

The contract to build Hampton 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 2 March 1990. She was launched on 3 April 1992 sponsored by Mrs. Laura Bateman, and commissioned on 16 November 1993, with Commander David Antantus in command.

In late April 2004 Hampton along with Tireless (S88) surfaced through the ice at the North Pole.

See USS Hampton for other ships of the same name.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.