USS Charlotte (SSN-766)
Charlotte carrying an Advanced SEAL Delivery System minisub off the coast of Oahu | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Charlotte |
| Namesake | The city of Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Awarded | 6 February 1987 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
| Laid down | 17 August 1990 |
| Launched | 3 October 1992 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Mary McCormack |
| Commissioned | 16 September 1994 |
| Homeport | Naval Station Pearl Harbor |
| Motto | Silent Stinger |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Armament |
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USS Charlotte (SSN-766), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlotte, North Carolina. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 17 August 1990. Sponsored by Mrs. Mary McComack, she was launched on 3 October 1992 and commissioned on 16 September 1994. She arrived at her homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor on 17 November 1995.