All of the Key Points: The Los Angeles-class (688-class) attack submarine, commissioned in 1976, remains one of the U.S. Navy's most formidable assets. Despite its proven capabilities, these subs are ...
Massachusetts is the 25th Virginia-class submarine and the 12th built by Newport News Shipbuilding, one of only two shipyards in the US capable of constructing nuclear-powered submarines. The vessel ...
Sixty-two Los Angeles–class submarines were built between 1976 and 1996. Not all of them served at once—some of the earliest subs were retired starting in 1995 with just seventeen years of service to ...