USS Alexandria (SSN-757)

USS Alexandria (SSN-757)

 

The history of the Alexandria as a U.S. Navy warship begins with the staffing of what is known as the Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Alexandria. CDR Wilbur Cooke was the Commanding Officer of the Unit. Construction delays necessitated the detachment of CDR Cooke on 6 October 1989, and the assignment of Commander Paul E. Normand in his place on 11 December 1989.

Name:	USS Alexandria
Namesake:	Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria, Louisiana
Awarded:	26 November 1984
Builder:	General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down:	19 June 1987
Launched:	23 June 1990
Sponsored by:	Mrs. Myrtle "Tookie" Clark
Acquired:	13 June 1991
Commissioned:	29 June 1991
Homeport:	Groton, CT
Motto:	Twice as Strong
Status:	in active service, as of 2013
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General characteristics
Class & type:	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement:	Dead weight: 927 tons Light: 6,000 tons Surfaced: 6,082 tons Submerged: 6,927 tons
Length:	362 ft (110 m)
Beam:	33 ft (10 m)
Draft:	31 ft (9 m)
Propulsion:	One S6G reactor
Speed:	Surfaced: 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) Submerged: 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)+ (official) 33 kn (61 km/h; 38 mph)+ (reported)
Range:	Refueling required after 30 years
Endurance:	90 days
Test depth:	>800 ft (244 m)
Complement:	12 officers, 98 men
Sensors and processing systems:	BQQ-10 passive SONAR, BQS-15 detecting and ranging SONAR, WLR-8 fire control RADAR receiver, WLR-9 acoustic receiver for detection of active search SONAR and acoustic homingtorpedoes, BRD-7 radio direction finder
Electronic warfare & decoys:	WLR-10 countermeasures set
Armament:	4 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes, 10 Mk48 ADCAP torpedo reloads, Tomahawk land attack missile block 3 SLCM range 1,700 nmi (3,148 km; 1,956 mi), Harpoon anti–surface ship missile range 70 nmi (130 km; 81 mi), mine laying Mk67 mobile mine & Mk60 captor mines
Notes:	The third ship of the United States Navy to be named for both Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria, Louisiana