For other ships of the same name, see USS Helena.
USS Helena (SSN-725) | |
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Career | |
Name: | USS Helena |
Namesake: | The City of Helena, Montana |
Awarded: | 19 April 1982 |
Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
Laid down: | 28 March 1985 |
Launched: | 28 June 1986 |
Commissioned: | 11 July 1987 |
Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
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General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Los Angeles-class submarine |
Displacement: |
5,808 long tons (5,901 t) light 6,203 long tons (6,303 t) full 395 long tons (401 t) dead |
Length: | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
Beam: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Draft: | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion: | S6G nuclear reactor |
Complement: | 12 officers; 98 enlisted |
Armament: | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes, 10 Mk48 ADCAP torpedo reloads, Tomahawk land attack missile block 3 SLCM range 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km), Harpoon anti–surface ship missile range 70 nautical miles (130 km), mine laying Mk67 mobile Mk60 captor mines |
USS Helena (SSN-725), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Helena, Montana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 19 April 1982 and her keel was laid down on 28 March 1985. She was launched on 28 June 1986 sponsored by Mrs. Jean Busey, and commissioned on 11 July 1987, with Commander Thomas Moore in command.
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Maintenance on small arms in the torpedo room
References[]
This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.
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