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USS Key West (SSN 722)



Named after the most southern place of the United States, USS KEY WEST is the 35th LOS ANGELES-class nuclear-powered attack submarine.

General Characteristics:Awarded: August 13, 1981
Keel Laid: July 6, 1983
Launched: July 20, 1985
Commissioned: September 12, 1987
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor
Propellers: one
Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters)
Beam: 33 feet (10 meters)
Draft: 32,15 feet (9.8 meters)
Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,100 tons
Submerged: approx. 6,900 tons
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots
Submerged: approx. 32 knots
Armament: four 533 mm torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles
Cost: approx. $900 million
Homeport: Guam
Crew: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS KEY WEST. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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The photos below were taken by Stefan Karpinski and show the KEY WEST underway in Middle East waters in 2003.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the KEY WEST undergoing a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif., on September 28 (first photo) and September 29, 2018.



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