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Named after one of the largest cities in the United States, USS CHICAGO is one of the nuclear powered attack submarines of the LOS ANGELES class. Last homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hi., the CHICAGO is presently at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., undergoing her inactivation process. A decommissioning ceremony for the submarine was held at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash., on July 21, 2024.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: August 13, 1981 |
| Keel Laid: January 5, 1983 | |
| Launched: October 13, 1984 | |
| Commissioned: September 27, 1986 | |
| Inactivated: January 24, 2023 | |
| 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 | |
| Cost: approx. $900 million | |
| Crew: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CHICAGO. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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USS CHICAGO Image Gallery:
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The photo below was taken by me and shows the CHICAGO during her inactivation process at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on July 15, 2024.
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