uss albany (ssn-753)

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warded:	29 November 1983
aid down:	22 April 1985
aunched:	13 June 1987
ommissioned:	7 April 1990
tatus:
omeport:	Norfolk, Virginia
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isplacement:	5746 tons light, 6148 tons full, 402 tons dead
ength:	110.3 meters (362 feet)
eam:	10 meters (33 feet)
raft:	9.4 meters (31 feet)
ropulsion:	one S6G reactor
omplement:	12 officers, 98 men
otto:	Still Making History

USS Albany (SSN-753), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albany, New York. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 29 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 22 April 1985. She was launched on 13 June 1987 sponsored by Nancy M. Kissinger, wife of Henry Kissinger, and was commissioned on 7 April 1990 with Commander Darl R. Anderson in command.

14 years of history go here

On 30 July 2004 Albany returned to Norfolk, Virginia, after a six-month deployment that began in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, then proceeded to the Mediterranean Sea for a NATO exercise, Operation "MEDSHARK/Majestic Eagle." See USS Albany for other ships of the same name.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories. Albany

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