Boat Stats

 

Type	Fast Attack Submarine
Class	Los Angeles
Status	Active
Homeport	Naval Staion Pearl Harbor Hawaii
Port Mailing Address	FPO AP 96683-2402
Fleet	COMSUBPAC Commander Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet
Squadron	CSS3 - Submarine Squadron Three
Crest
Motto	"Liberate Clavis Tenacitas et Ingenium" ("The Key to Freedom is Tenacity and Resourcefulness")
Namesake	Key West, Florida
Contract Awarded	August 13, 1981
Keel Laid	July 6, 1983
Launched	July 20, 1985
Delivery	September 4, 1987
Commissioned	September 12, 1987
Builder	Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA
Nuclear Planning	Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics, Groton, CT
Sponsor	Mrs. Virginia Conn
Complement	14 Officers, 132 Enlisted
Overall Length	362 feet
Extreme Beam	33 feet
Maximum Navigational Draft	31 feet
Light Displacement	5799 tons
Carrying Capacity	407 tons
Full Displacement	6206 tons
Maximum Depth	800+ feet
Propellers	one
Propulsion System	Steam Turbine - S6G Reactor
Maximum Speed	25+ knots
Armament	4 Torpedo Tubes and 12 Vertical Launch Tubes - Harpoon and Tomahawk Missiles, MK-48 Torpedoes
Cost	Approximately $9,000,000
Other USS Key West Ships	USS Key West (TC 32) USS Key West (PF 17)