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Augusta (SSN-710)

Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine: Laid down, 1 April 1982, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT.; Launched, 21 January 1984; Commissioned, USS Augusta (SSN-710), 19 January 1985. Augusta is assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet and homeported at Groton, CT.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 6,000 t., Submerged: 6.927 t.; Length 360'; Beam 33'; Draft 29'; Speed, Surfaced 25 kts, Submerged 30+ kts; Depth limit 950'; Complement 129; Armament, four 21" torpedo tubes aft of bow can also launch Harpoon and Tomahawk ASM/LAM missiles & MK-48 torpedoes; Combat Systems, AN/BPS-5 surface search radar, AN/BPS-15 A/16 navigation and fire control radar, TB-16D passive towed sonar arrays, TB-23 passive "thin line" towed array, AN/BQG-5D wide aperture flank array, AN/BQQ-5D/E low frequency spherical sonar array, AN/BQS-15 close range active sonar (for ice detection); MIDAS Mine and Ice Detection Avoidance System, SADS-TG active detection sonar, Type 2 attack periscope (port), Type 18 search periscope (starboard), AN/BSY-1 (primary computer); UYK-7; UYK-43; UYK-44, WLR-9 Acoustic Intercept Receiver, ESM; Propulsion System, S6G nuclear reactor one propeller at 35,000 shp.

Size	Image Description	Contributed By/ Source
177k	The Augusta (SSN-710) slides down the building ways into the water at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 21 January 1984.	U.S. Navy photo / Electric Boat.
281k	A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) during her commissioning. A platform is seen on the deck of the *Augusta* where distinguished guests address a crowd.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-86-00911 by PH2 Jeffrey A. Salter, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
281k	A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) during her commissioning. A platform is seen on the deck of the *Augusta* where distinguished guests address a crowd.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-86-00911 by PH2 Jeffrey A. Salter, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
611k	An aerial starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) underway two days before her commissioning on 16 Jan 1985.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-85-03665, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
31k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the commissioning of the Augusta (SSN-710), 19 January 1985.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
52k	Augusta (SSN-710) in drydock, 1988.	Courtesy of Augusta web page.
694k	A port view of the *Los Angeles class* nuclear-powered attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) tied up at a pier at the New London CT., sub base on 14 Jul 1991.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-92-04181, by Don S. Montgomery, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
571k	A starboard beam view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) shortly after the vessel surfaced off the coast of Andros, Bahamas during an emergency surface drill on 14 Sep 1991.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-92-03976, by F.E. Zimmerman, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
441k	A view of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), (left), and the nuclear-powered attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) tied up at the Trident pier at Port Canaveral, Florida, on 13 Mar 1994.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-95-00045 by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
118k	Bow view of Augusta (SSN-710), at Groton, CT., 1996.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
263k	Aboard Augusta (SSN-710) Supply Officer, Lt. j.g. Wallace Milligan, escorts Sara Moulton, host of the television program "Sara's Secrets," on a tour through the nuclear-powered, *Los Angeles class* attack submarine on 7 Jan. 2003. Moulton and a camera crew visited the sub to shoot a segment about the U.S. Navy's Mess Management Specialists (MS's) or cooks. During the show's visit, MS's show how they are accustomed to cooking in small spaces and share some tips on how to spice up meals for home cooks.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0000S-001 by Journalist 1st Class Mark A. Savage, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
268k	Aboard Augusta (SSN-710) Supply Officer, Lt. j.g. Wallace Milligan, escorts Sara Moulton, host of the television program "Sara's Secrets," on a tour through the nuclear-powered, *Los Angeles class* attack submarine on 7 Jan. 2003. Moulton and a camera crew visited the sub to shoot a segment about the U.S. Navy's Mess Management Specialists (MS's) or cooks. During the show's visit, MS's show how they are accustomed to cooking in small spaces and share some tips on how to spice up meals for home cooks.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0000S-002 by Journalist 1st Class Mark A. Savage, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
704k	Sailors aboard the *Los Angeles class* attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) work together to moor their submarine to the pier. *Augusta* arrived home 8 Sept. 2005 to Submarine Base New London, Conn., after a routine six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea supporting the Global War on Terrorism.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0653J-003 by Lt. Mark Jones, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
74k	A Sailor assigned to the *Los Angeles class* attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) welcomes family members on the pier after returning home from deployment.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0653J-004 by Lt. Mark Jones, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
71k	Members of the Mystic, Conn., Chamber of Commerce tour attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) as part of Submarine Days on 2 Oct. 2007. The five-day community outreach effort provided residents of southeastern Connecticut the opportunity to see firsthand the investment they’ve made in their submarine force and was designed to reinforce the relationship between submariners and surrounding communities.	U.S. Navy photo # N-1595E-317 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ira J. Elinson, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
15k	Chief of the Boat Patrick Agnew, left, presents the commissioning pennant to Cmdr. Chad D. Brown, commanding officer of the Augusta (SSN-710), during the sub's inactivation ceremony at Shepherd of the Sea Chapel in Groton on Thursday. The *Los Angeles class* fast-attack submarine conducted an inactivation ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base New London's Shepherd of the Sea chapel Feb. 7. *Augusta* lived up to its motto, "protecting the frontier" for more than two decades. Most recently, she returned from a six-month deployment to the U.S. European Command's area of responsibility September 2007, where she completed a wide range of joint requirements supporting national security. Retired Capt. Thomas Turner, *Augusta's* first commanding officer, was the guest speaker and relived his experience in bringing the ship to life. "The feeling as the crew ran aboard at the commissioning was incredible," said Turner. "The crew is what makes the ship a ship. Everything else is just an empty hull." Cmdr. Chad Brown, *Augusta's* current commanding officer, expressed his feelings regarding the decommissioning. "*Augusta* will not be forgotten," said Brown. "The tradition and spirit of excellence will live on in the Sailors who proudly served aboard her." Numerous plank owners and Augusta Alumni Association members attended the ceremony. The alumni association plans on forming a nonprofit organization to promote the purchase of *Augusta's* sail as a memorial for the state of Maine. "I feel blessed to have been an *Augusta* crew member," said Malcolm Milligan, alumni association founder. "Our experiences as crew members give us a lot in common and many stories to share and we wish to share those experiences with the residents of Maine." *Augusta* is the fifth ship of the fleet to bear the name Augusta, and the first to be named for the capital of the great state of Maine. Others include a 14-gun brigantine commissioned in 1799; a side wheel steamer that participated in the Union forces capture of Port Royal, N.C. in 1861; a motor patrol boat used for maritime patrol of the U.S. coast in World War I; and a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1931 and built specifically as a command ship. *Augusta* will transit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. later this month to commence its inactivation process.	Photo by Adena Stevens, courtesy of theday.com. Text courtesy of military.com. via Fabio Peña.
252k	The attack submarine Augusta (SSN-710) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk. *Augusta* is in Norfolk to continue the inactivation process that began on 7 Feb. 2009 in Groton, Conn.	U.S. Navy photo # N-8655E-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelvin Edwards, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 04/18/08.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Augusta (SSN-710) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
SSN-688 Los Angeles-class
Virtual Tour of USS Springfield (SSN 761) from PBS's Nova web site

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