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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.
| 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: Tomahawk missiles from 12 VLS-tubes, four 533 mm torpedo Tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon missiles, ability to lay mines | |
| Cost: approx. $900 million | |
| Homeport: San Diego, CA | |
| Crew: 13 Officers, 116 Enlisted |
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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.
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USS ASHEVILLE Image Gallery:
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The photos below were taken by me and show the ASHEVILLE at Coronado Calif., on March 10, 2008.
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