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LOS ANGELES CLASS
submarine model
The Los Angeles class of
submarines are nuclear-powered attack submarines
equipped for anti-submarine warfare,
intelligence gathering, show-of-force missions,
insertion of Special Forces, strike missions, mining and
search and rescue.
Also
known as the LA-class or the 688-class,62
submarines were built from 1972 to
1996, the latter 23 to an improved 688i standard.
The
Los Angeles Class submarines are equipped with a
vertical launch missile system that are armed with both
the land-attack and anti-ship version of the Tomahawk
missile from Raytheon. The land-attack Tomahawk has a
range of 2,500km and can be fitted with a nuclear
warhead. The anti-ship Tomahawk missile is equipped with
an inertial guidance and an active radar and
anti-radiation homing head. The range is up to 450km.
The submarine is also fitted with four 533mm torpedo
tubes located midships together with a Mark 117 torpedo
fire control system. The Gould Mark 48 torpedoes combat
both high-performance surface ships and fast deep-diving
submarines. The torpedo is capable of operating with or
without wire guidance and uses either or both active and
passive homing. It is equipped with multiple re-attack
modes which operate if the target ship is missed. The
torpedo carries out programmed target search,
acquisition and attack procedures.
As of 2020, 32 of the Los
Angeles class remain in commission — more than any other
class in the world — and they account for more than half
of the U.S. Navy's 53 fast attack submarines.
These submarines form the backbone of the
U.S. Navy’s submarine force.
Of the 30
retired boats, a few were in commission for nearly 40
years, including USS Dallas (SSN-700), USS Jacksonville
(SSN-699) and USS Bremerton (SSN-698).
USS Dallas's keel was laid down in October 1976
by General Dynamics Corporation. She was launched
in April 1979 and commissioned in July 1981. Dallas
was the first submarine of the Los Angeles class to be
originally built with an all-digital fire control
(tracking and weapon) system and sonar system.
USS Dallas has a removable Dry Deck Shelter. This large chamber, fitted aft of the
sail, allows Dallas to
employ the latest submarine arsenal: the Swimmer
Delivery Vehicle — a highly mobile and virtually
undetectable means of carrying out special forces
missions.
Dallas'
design combines unmatched endurance and speed with the
ultimate in submarine stealth. Her armament
consists of the heavyweight MK-48 ADCAP (Advanced
Capability) torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles,
and all variants of the Tomahawk cruise missile, as
well as both variants of the Navy's submarine
launched mines. USS Dallas' capabilities include
anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, special
forces delivery, reconnaissance, carrier battle
group support and escort,
and
land-attack. Her Tomahawk cruise missiles can
hit on target on 75 percent of the Earth's land
surface.
USS Dallas SSN-700 was
retired in 2017 and many hope that that she
will become a museum
ship at the Dallas Maritime Museum.
The boat
had been deployed more than a dozen
times, traveled over a million miles and starred in
a great movie
The Hunt for Red October.
Other
Los Angeles-class
in film
includes the USS Chicago in Red
Storm Rising,
and the USS Cheyenne in SSN.
Clancy discusses the USS Miami in-depth
during the 1993 non-fiction book Submarine:
A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship.
This primarily wood USS Dallas submarine model is
1/200 scale, 22" long
x 6" tall x 4" wide (including the base's dimensions)
$1,593
 Shipping and insurance in the US included.
Canada $90.
Other countries, $200 flat rate.
For different sizes,
contact us for a quote:
Services@ModelShipMaster.com.
We accept
commissions to build the following submarines of the
Los Angeles class:
688 class:
SSN 689 USS Baton Rouge (1977)
SSN 690 USS Philadelphia (1977)
SSN 691 USS Memphis (1977)
SSN 692 USS Omaha (1978)
SSN 693 USS Cincinnati (1978)
SSN 694 USS Groton (1978)
SSN 695 USS Birmingham (1978)
SSN 696 USS New York City (1979)
SSN 697 USS Indianapolis (1980)
SSN 698 USS Bremerton (1981)
SSN 699 USS Jacksonville (1981)
SSN 700 USS Dallas (1981)
SSN 701 USS La Jolla (1981)
SSN 702 USS Phoenix (1981)
SSN 703 USS Boston (1982)
SSN 704 USS Baltimore (1982)
SSN 705 USS City of Corpus Christi (1983)
SSN 706 USS Albuquerque (1983)
SSN 707 USS Portsmouth (1983)
SSN 708 USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (1984)
SSN 709 USS Hyman G. Rickover (1984)
SSN 710 USS Augusta (1985)
SSN 711 USS San Francisco (1984)
SSN 712 USS Atlanta (1982)
SSN 713 USS Houston (1982)
SSN 714 USS Norfolk (1983)
SSN 715 USS Buffalo (1983)
SSN 716 USS Salt Lake City (1984)
SSN 717 USS Olympia (1984)
SSN 718 USS Honolulu (1985)
688 class / VLS:
SSN 719 USS Providence (1985)
SSN 720 USS Pittsburgh (1985)
SSN 721 USS Chicago (1986)
SSN 722 USS Key West (1987)
SSN 723 USS Oklahoma City (1988)
SSN 724 USS Louisville (1986)
SSN 725 USS Helena (1987)
SSN 750 USS Newport News (1989)
688I class (improved 688 class):
SSN 751 USS San Juan (1988)
SSN 752 USS Pasadena (1989)
SSN 753 USS Albany (1990)
SSN 754 USS Topeka (1989)
SSN 755 USS Miami (1990)
SSN 756 USS Scranton (1991)
SSN 757 USS Alexandria (1991)
SSN 758 USS Asheville (1991)
SSN 759 USS Jefferson City (1992)
SSN 760 USS Annapolis (1992)
SSN 761 USS Springfield (1993)
SSN 762 USS Columbus (1993)
SSN 763 USS Santa Fe (1993)
SSN 764 USS Boise (1992)
SSN 765 USS Montpelier (1993)
SSN 766 USS Charlotte (1994)
SSN 767 USS Hampton (1993)
SSN 768 USS Hartford (1994)
SSN 769 USS Toledo (1995)
SSN 770 USS Tucson (1995)
SSN 771 USS Columbia (1995)
SSN 772 USS Greeneville (1996)
SSN 773 USS Cheyenne (1996)
Learn more about the
Los Angeles class submarine here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles-class_submarine
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