The Los Angeles-class is a vaunted nuclear-powered fast attack submarine also known as the 688 class. The original 688 class was constructed from 1972 until 1996 before an improved 688i version ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines were developed in response to the advancing Soviet submarine technology during the Cold War. Designed as successors ...

The Seawolf class was originally intended to succeed the Los Angeles class, but production was canceled after only three submarines were ... room and an improved layout that provides the ...

"In time of conflict, that is where we replenish, repair and rearm," said Captain Neil Steinhagen, Commander of Guam's Submarine Squadron 15, which includes four Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered ...

A San Diego-based submarine has received a unique Navy honor, with a history dating to World War II. The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) received the ...