USS Columbia (SSN-771)

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USS Columbia (SSN-771)
History
US
NameUSS Columbia
NamesakeThe Cities of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Missouri, and Columbia, Illinois
Awarded14 December 1988
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down21 April 1993
Launched24 September 1994
Sponsored byHillary Rodham Clinton
Commissioned9 October 1995
HomeportPearl Harbor
MottoPreserving Freedom On The Seas
Statusin active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeLos Angeles-class submarine
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6,000 long tons (6,096 t) light
6,927 long tons (7,038 t) full
927 long tons (942 t) dead
Length110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
PropulsionS6G nuclear reactor
Complement12 officers, 98 men
Armament4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Columbia (SSN-771), is the 60th Los Angeles class submarine, and is the eighth vessel of the United States Navy to bear that name. The earlier Columbia's were given their names for differing reasons; SSN-771 was specifically named in honor of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Missouri, and Columbia, Illinois.

The contract to build Columbia was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 December 1988 and her keel was laid down on 21 April 1993. She was the 33rd Los Angeles class built by EB, and was launched on 24 September 1994 with the slide down a 1300-foot wooden ramp, the last American submarine to do so, giving her the title of "The Last Slider."

Columbia was sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton, and commissioned on 9 October 1995, with Commander Dale Govan in command. Currently, USS Columbia is under the command of Commander Dennis J. Klein, with Lt. Commander Melvyn Naidas as his Executive Officer, and Master Chief Donald Williams Jr. as its Chief of the Boat (COB).

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.