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Named after the city of Asheville, N.C., USS ASHEVILLE is the 47th fast attack submarine in the LOS ANGELES - class and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: November 26, 1984 |
Keel laid: January 9, 1987 | |
Launched: February 24, 1990 | |
Commissioned: September 28, 1991 | |
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., 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. 6,300 tons Submerged: approx. 7,100 tons | |
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots Submerged: approx. 32 knots | |
Armament: | |
Cost: approx. $900 million | |
Homeport: Apra Harbor, Guam | |
Crew: 13 Officers, 116 Enlisted |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS ASHEVILLE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS ASHEVILLE Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by me and show the ASHEVILLE at Submarine Base Point Loma, Calif., on March 10, 2008.
The photo below was taken by me and shows the ASHEVILLE at Submarine Base Point Loma, Calif., on March 14, 2012. On March 16, the ASHEVILLE held a change of command during which Cmdr. Douglas Bradley relieved Cmdr. Gerald Miranda as commanding officer.
The photos below were taken by me and show the ASHEVILLE at Submarine Base Point Loma, Calif., on May 8 and 10, 2012.
The photos below were taken by me and show the ASHEVILLE at Submarine Base Point Loma, Calif., on May 4 (the first photo) and October 11, 2012.