Sixty-two Los Angeles–class submarines were built between 1976 and 1996. Not all of them served at once—some of the earliest subs were retired starting in 1995 with just seventeen years of service to ...

In 2009, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hartford collided with the amphibious ship USS New Orleans in the Strait ...

The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class submarines may have their origins in the 1970s, yet the boats have continued to remain relevant and performed critical protective functions in the service for decades.

Between 1972 and 1996, the United States Navy took delivery of 62 of its Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN). Also known as the 688 – pronounced “Six-Eighty-Eight” after ...

The keel was laid for USS Barb, the 31st Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine, amid a transition away from Los ...

A San Diego-based submarine has received a unique Navy honor, with a history dating to World War II. The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) received the storied ...

Submarines are quiet, deadly and expensive. Boats like those in the Virginia class, which is a U.S. attack submarine, can cost $3.4 billion and take seven years to build. The Navy has ambitious goals ...