Career
Awarded:	8 January 1971
Laid down:	8 January 1972
Launched:	6 April 1974
Commissioned:	13 November 1976
Fate:
Homeport:	Pearl Harbor
General Characteristics
Displacement:	5700 tons light, 6072 tons full, 372 tons dead
Length:	110.3 metres (362 feet)
Beam:	10 metres (33 feet)
Draft:	9.4 metres (31 feet)
Speed:	Surfaced 25 kt. (46 km/h) Submerged 30+ kt. (56 km/h)
Depth limit:	290 metres (950 feet)
Propulsion:	one S6G reactor
Complement:	12 officers, 98 men

USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), lead ship of her class, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Los Angeles, California. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 8 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 8 January 1972. She was launched on 6 April 1974 sponsored by Mrs. Anne Armstrong, and commissioned on 13 November 1976, with Commander John E. Christensen, Jr. in command.

In 1999, Los Angeles was modified to carry a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS).

See USS Los Angeles for other ships of the same name.

References

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