USS Omaha (SSN-692)

USS Omaha (SSN-692)

USS "Omaha" (SSN-692), a "Los Angeles"-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Omaha, Nebraska. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 27 January 1973. She was launched on 21 February 1976 sponsored by Mrs. Roman L. Hruska, and commissioned on 11 March 1978, with Commander Ted A. Hamilton in command.

"Omaha" was placed in commission in reserve on 7 February 1995, decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 October 1995 and laid up at Bremerton in Washington. She is scheduled to enter the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program on 1 October 2007.

External links

* [http://combatindex.com/hardware/detail/sea/ssn692_detail.html combatindex.com: USS "Omaha"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08692.htm navsource.org: USS "Omaha"]
* [http://www.united-states-navy.com/ssn/ssn692.htm united-states-navy.com: USS "Omaha"]
* [http://www.ussomahassn692.com: ussomahassn692.com USS "Omaha"]
* [http://www.navysite.de/ssn/ssn692.htm navysite.de USS "Omaha"]

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.


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