USS LOUISIANA SSBN 743 |
Keel Laid: October 23, 1992 Launched: July 27, 1996 Commissioned: September 6, 1997 Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Co., Groton, CT. Propulsion system: 1 S8G PWR Length, overall: 560 feet (170.69 meters) Beam: 42 feet Draft: 32 15" feet (9.8 meters) Displacement: 16764 tons (surfaced) 18750 tons (submerged) Speed: 20 knots (surfaced) 25+ knots (submerged) Depth: 800+ feet (operational) approx. 1200 feet (safe depth) approx. 1800 feet (crash depth) Crew: 15 Officers 140 Enlisted Armament: - 24 tubes for Trident II (D5) - 4 torpedo tubes with MK 48 Torpedoes Homeport: Bangor, WA. |