USS Toledo (SSN-769)

History
United States
NameUSS Toledo
NamesakeThe City of Toledo, Ohio
Awarded10 June 1988
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down6 May 1991
Launched28 August 1993
Sponsored byMrs. Sabra Smith
Commissioned24 February 1995
HomeportNaval Submarine Base New London (Currently Norfolk Naval Shipyard for overhaul)
Identification
Motto"Forged from Metal, Prepared for Battle"
Honors &
awards
Naval Unit Commendation
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeLos Angeles-class submarine
Displacement
  • 6,000 long tons (6,096 t) light
  • 6,927 long tons (7,038 t) full
  • 927 long tons (942 t) dead
Length110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
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)
Complement12 officers, 98 men
Armament
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 12 × vertical launch Tomahawk missiles

USS Toledo (SSN-769), is a United States Navy, Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine and the third U.S. Naval vessel to be named for the city of Toledo, Ohio. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 10 June 1988, and her keel was laid down on 6 May 1991. She was launched on 28 August 1993, sponsored by Mrs. Sabra Smith, and commissioned on 24 February 1995.