USS Santa Fe (SSN 763)

USS SANTA FE is the 52^nd LOS ANGELES - class attack submarine and the 13^th of the 23 improved LOS ANGELES - class submarines.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: March 21, 1986
	Keel laid: July 9, 1991
	Launched: December 12, 1992
	Commissioned: January 8, 1994
	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. 6,300 tons Submerged: approx. 7,100 tons
	Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots Submerged: approx. 32 knots
	Armament: Tomahawk missiles from 12 VLS-tubes, four 533 mm torpedo Tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon missiles, ability to lay mines
	Cost: approx. $900 million
	Homeport: San Diego, Calif.
	Crew: 13 Officers, 116 Enlisted

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS SANTA FE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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USS SANTA FE Patch Gallery:

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USS SANTA FE Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by me and show the SANTA FE at Submarine Base Point Loma, Calif., on October 10 and 11, 2012.

The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the SANTA FE at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hi., on June 8, 2019.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the SANTA FE at Submarine Base Point Loma, Calif., on May 29, 2022.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the SANTA FE at Submarine Base Point Loma, Calif., on October 9, 2022, and October 10, 2022 (the last photo).

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