USS Charlotte (SSN-766)
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| Name: | USS Charlotte |
| Namesake: | The City of Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Awarded: | 6 February 1987 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
| Laid down: | 17 August 1990 |
| Launched: | 3 October 1992 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Mary McCormack |
| Commissioned: | 16 September 1994 |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor |
| Motto: | Silent Stinger |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 6,000 long tons (6,096 t) light 6,927 long tons (7,038 t) full 927 long tons (942 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 |
| Armament: | • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes • 10 × Mark 48 ADCAP torpedoes • Tomahawk missiles • Harpoon missiles • Mark 67 Submarine Launched Mobile Mines • Mark 60 CAPTOR mines |
USS Charlotte (SSN-766), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is 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. The current commanding officer is Commander Richard Young.[1]
Charlotte is a MOSUB (Mother Submarine) for the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) and is also capable of launching and recovering the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS).
[edit] History
On 29 November 2005, Charlotte arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, having taken the northern route from Pearl Harbor, under the Arctic ice cap. Along the way, she surfaced at the North Pole through 61 inches of ice, a record for a Los Angeles-class submarine[2].
On 24 October 2007, Charlotte returned to Pearl Harbor from Norfolk Naval Shipyard after nearly two years in a Depot Modernization Period[3].
[edit] Charlotte in Fiction
In Tom Clancy's book Debt of Honor, USS Charlotte is sunk by the Japanese sub Harushio along with her sister ship USS Asheville.
USS Charlotte also makes an appearance in Dan Brown's novel Deception Point, where it plays an important role making covert missions in the Arctic Circle.
[edit] References
- ^ "USS Charlotte CO Biography". http://www.csp.navy.mil/subssquadrons/charlotte/charlotteco_bio.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ Dave Ozeck, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Public Affairs. "USS Charlotte Achieves Milestone During Under-Ice Transit". http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=21223. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ Cynthia Clark (2007-10-25). "USS Charlotte Returns to Pearl Harbor". http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32796.
This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.
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