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== History == |
== History == |
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The contract to build ''Columbia'' was awarded to the [[Electric Boat]] Division of [[General Dynamics]] Corporation in [[Groton, Connecticut]], on 14 December 1988 and her keel was laid down on 21 April 1993.<ref name="ns1" /> She was the 33rd Los Angeles-class boat built by EB, and was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 24 September 1994 with the slide down a 1,300-foot wooden ramp, the last American submarine to do so, giving her the title of "The Last Slider".<ref name="ns1" /> ''Columbia'' was sponsored by [[Hillary Clinton]], and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 9 October 1995.<ref name="ns1" /> |
The contract to build ''Columbia'' was awarded to the [[Electric Boat]] Division of [[General Dynamics]] Corporation in [[Groton, Connecticut]], on 14 December 1988 and her keel was laid down on 21 April 1993.<ref name="ns1" /> She was the 33rd Los Angeles-class boat built by EB, and was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 24 September 1994 with the slide down a 1,300-foot wooden ramp, the last American submarine to do so, giving her the title of "The Last Slider".<ref name="ns1" /> ''Columbia'' was sponsored by [[Hillary Clinton]], and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 9 October 1995.<ref name="ns1" /> |
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From March to May 1999, Columbia operated off the California coast, participating in exercises and making port visits.<ref name=":1" /> |
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In late 2017, Columbia made a six-month patrol in the western Pacific, making port visits at Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan; and Guam; and returning to its homeport of [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam|Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam]] on 4 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia Visits Yokosuka During Routine Patrol |url=https://www.csp.navy.mil/Media/News-Admin/Article/1514372/columbia-visits-yokosuka-during-routine-patrol/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet |language=en-US}}</ref> |
In late 2017, Columbia made a six-month patrol in the western Pacific, making port visits at Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan; and Guam; and returning to its homeport of [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam|Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam]] on 4 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia Visits Yokosuka During Routine Patrol |url=https://www.csp.navy.mil/Media/News-Admin/Article/1514372/columbia-visits-yokosuka-during-routine-patrol/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Columbia |
| Namesake | Cities of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Missouri, and Columbia, Illinois |
| Awarded | 14 December 1988 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down | 21 April 1993 |
| Launched | 24 September 1994 |
| Sponsored by | Hillary Clinton |
| Christened | 24 September 1994 |
| Completed | 24 September 1994 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1995 |
| Homeport | Pearl Harbor |
| Motto | Preserving Freedom On The Seas |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | Surface: About 15 knots. Submerged: About 32 knots. |
| Complement | 12 officers, 110 men |
| Armament |
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USS Columbia (SSN-771), is the 21st flight III, or Improved (688i) Los Angeles-class attack submarine, and is the eighth vessel of the United States Navy to bear that name. The earlier Columbias were given their names for differing reasons; SSN-771 was named in honor of Columbia, South Carolina; Columbia, Missouri; and Columbia, Illinois.[3]
The contract to build Columbia was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 14 December 1988 and her keel was laid down on 21 April 1993.[3] She was the 33rd Los Angeles-class boat built by EB, and was launched on 24 September 1994 with the slide down a 1,300-foot wooden ramp, the last American submarine to do so, giving her the title of "The Last Slider".[3] Columbia was sponsored by Hillary Clinton, and commissioned on 9 October 1995.[3]
From March to May 1999, Columbia operated off the California coast, participating in exercises and making port visits.[4]
In late 2017, Columbia made a six-month patrol in the western Pacific, making port visits at Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan; and Guam; and returning to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on 4 May 2018.[5]
Date of command: name of commanding officer
In 2016, Navy officials announced that the lead ship of the planned Columbia classofballistic missile submarines, would also be named Columbia (SSBN-826), after the District of Columbia. The name was officially announced on 25 July 2016 by U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[9] The vessel is expected to enter service in 2031,[citation needed] at which point the attack sub Columbia would be 37 years old. As of 2022, 36 Los Angeles-class boats have been retired, and only three were in service longer than 37 years. On June 3, 2022, the Navy announced that the new sub would be named USS District of Columbia.[10]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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