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USS PORTSMOUTH was the 20th LOS ANGELES class attack submarine and the 15th ship in that class built by Electric Boat in Groton, CT. On June 6, 2002, USS PORTSMOUTH sunk the former USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) during a COMSUBPAC SINKEX off the US west coast. The PORTSMOUTH was last homeported in San Diego, Calif.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 10, 1973 |
| Keel Laid: May 8, 1980 | |
| Launched: September 18, 1982 | |
| Commissioned: October 1, 1983 | |
| Decommissioned: September 10, 2004 | |
| Builder: Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT | |
| Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor | |
| Propellers: one | |
| Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters) | |
| Beam: 33 feet (10 meters) | |
| Draft: 32,15 feet (9.8 meters) | |
| Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,000 tons | |
| Submerged: approx. 6,900 tons | |
| Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots | |
| Submerged: approx. 32 knots | |
| Armament: four 533 mm torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon missiles | |
| Cost: approx. $900 million | |
| Crew: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS PORTSMOUTH. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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