USS Pasadena (SSN-752)

USS Pasadena (SSN-752)
History
United States
NameUSS Pasadena
NamesakeCity of Pasadena, California
Awarded30 November 1982
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down20 December 1985
Launched12 September 1987
Commissioned11 February 1989
HomeportNaval Station Norfolk, U.S.
Motto"Anytime Anywhere"
Honors &
awards
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeLos Angeles-class submarine
Displacement5,802 tons light, 6,204 tons full, 402 tons dead
Length110.3 m (362 ft)
Beam10 m (33 ft)
Draft9.4 m (31 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1 × S6G PWR nuclear reactor with D2W core (165 MW), HEU 93.5%
  • 2 × steam turbines (33,500) shp
  • 1 × shaft
  • 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW)
Speed
  • Surfaced: 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
  • Submerged: +25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) (official)
Complement12 officers, 98 men
Sensors &
processing systems
AN/BQQ-10 passive sonar, BQS-15 detecting and ranging sonar, WLR-8 fire control radar receiver, WLR-9 acoustic receiver for detection of active search sonar and acoustic homing torpedoes, BRD-7 radio direction finder
Armament4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes, 10 Mk48 ADCAP torpedo reloads, Tomahawk land attack missile block 3 SLCM range 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km), Harpoon anti–surface ship missile range 70 nautical miles (130 km), mine laying Mk67 mobile Mk60 captor mines

USS Pasadena (SSN-752) is a Los Angeles-class submarine and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pasadena, California.

Pasadena provides the Fleet Commander or Task Force Commander a multi-mission platform. This vessel has unlimited endurance due to the nuclear propulsion plant, advanced sonar, torpedo, cruise missile, and mine delivery systems, a combination of speed and stealth due to quieting and the capacity to fulfill numerous missions.