Militar Historia

The fast-attack submarine Los Angeles SSN-688 transits near Apra Harbor, Guam after returning from an underway period on 20th October 2009. Los Angeles, the 4th naval ship to be named after the city of Los Angeles and the lead ship of her class, is on her last deployment. Los Angeles has been operating at sea for 33 years and is scheduled for decommissioning later this year. ⚓💪

A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Narwhal SSN-671 tied up at NAS Norfolk, Pier 22, Berth 4 on 19 August 1995. The hump at the stern of the Narwhal is a special sonar unit to assist a DSRV. 🇺🇲⚓💪

An aerial view, looking west, of a section of the naval base showing two of the destroyer and submarine (D&S) piers located on the south end of the installation. A submarine tender and several nuclear-powered attack submarines are tied up, 22 January 1995. The submarine in the right hand corner is most likely the Narwhal SSN-671. She has a general 637 hull and sail structure but the hull is longer. Her fat line array stowage tube is on the starboard side versus the port as on a 637. While 685 was also a stretched 637 hull, her fat line tube was still on the port side; only Narwhal and the 688's have it on the stbd side. It also appears this was during the period when she had the thin line array "hump" on her stern. 🇺🇲⚓💪

Richard B. Russell SSN-687 afloat in the James River. 🇺🇲⚓💪

Richard B. Russell SSN-687 sliding down Shipway 5 into the James River. 🇺🇲⚓💪

El Morro castle from the Narwhal SSN-671, summer '69. 🇺🇲⚓💪

Narwhal SSN-671 & the Queen Elizabeth at Pensacola, FL., summer '69. 🇺🇲⚓💪

Richard B. Russell SSN-687 probably during her shakedown trials off the Virginia coast, circa 1974. 🫡🇺🇲⚓

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Richard B. Russell SSN-687, underway. Note the "bustle" behind the sail, January 1984. 🫡🇺🇲⚓

The fast-attack submarine Los Angeles SSN-688 transits near Apra Harbor, Guam after returning from an underway period on 20th October 2009. Los Angeles, the 4th naval ship to be named after the city of Los Angeles and the lead ship of her class, is on her last deployment. Los Angeles has been operating at sea for 33 years and is scheduled for decommissioning later this year. 🇺🇲⚓💪