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Louisiana (SSBN-743)

Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine: Laid down, 23 October 1992, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT; Launched, 27 July 1996; Commissioned, USS Louisiana (SSBN 743), 6 September 1997; Louisiana is in commission, assigned to the Pacific Fleet at Naval Base Kitsap, Silverdale, Wash.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 16, 600 t., Submerged: 18,750 t.; Length 560' ; Beam 42'; Draft 38'; Speed, Surfaced/Submerged 20+ kts; Complement 153; Test depth 1,200'; Armament, 24 missile tubes, four 21" torpedo tubes; Propulsion, S8G Nuclear Reactor, two geared turbines at 60,000 shp, one propeller.

Size	Image Description	Source
63k	Cut out of the *Ohio Class* submarine.	Courtesy of Robert Hall.
68k	Louisiana (SSBN-743) bow view on the ways at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT; 1997.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
65k	Louisiana (SSBN-743) bow view on the ways at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT; 1997.	Courtesy of Lester Palifka.
11k	Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of the builders first sea trials of the Louisiana (SSBN-743), 12 June 1997.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
72k	Louisiana (SSBN-743) commissioning photo 6 Sept 1997.	Courtesy of Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp.
18k	The crew of *Ohio Class* Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Louisiana (SSBN-743) line the deck during her commissioning on 6 September 1997.	U.S Navy photo # DN-SD-07-09863 by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Deborah Quon, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. Photo added 09/12/07.
20k	STS1(SS) Scott Pitre (left) and SK3 Gregory Hurst scan the horizon aboard Louisiana (SSBN-743). The Navy's newest Ohio-class (SSBN-726-43) submarine got a real stress test from Mother Nature when eight-foot waves pounded her hull during pre-deployment sea trails in April 1999. *Louisiana* is the final ship of the class to be commissioned.	Photo by JO1 Robert Benson, courtesy of All Hands Online.
148k	Submarine Centennial Day Proclaimation, 26 April 2000, signed by the Governor of the State of Louisiana in honoring the State's namesake, Louisiana (SSBN-743).	USN photo courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil., submitted by Bill Gonyo.
35k	Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of the Louisiana's (SSBN-743) 5th year of commissioning, 6 Sept. 2002.	Courtesy of Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp.
71k	Louisiana (SSBN-743) entering US Naval Station Kings Bay, GA., date unknown.	US Navy photo submitted by Fabio Peña, courtesy of Kings Bay Naval Station web site.
488k	The fleet ballistic missile submarine Louisiana (SSBN-743) arrives at their new homeport of Naval Base Kitsap, Silverdale, Wash., 12 Oct. 2005. *Louisiana* was formerly homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia.	U.S. Navy photo # N-6497N-096, by Mr. Brian Nokell, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
109k	Chief Torpedoman Eric Ragan looks through binoculars while watching for a personnel transfer vessel to welcome the newest members of the crew aboard fleet ballistic missile sumbarine Louisiana (SSBN-743) on 28 June 2007 at Silverdale, Washington. This year, *Louisiana* earned the Omaha Trophy making them the top ballistic missile submarine in the Navy.	U.S Navy photo # N-9492C-001 by Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dominique Cardenas, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
61k	Machinist Mate Fireman (MMFN) Chance Dean Bridges (foreground) carry a piece of playground equipment while other USN Sailors carry a large plank of wood during a community project at Breidablik Elementary School at Poulsbro, Washington (WA) on 12 Aug 2006. The Sailors are crewmembers aboard *Ohio Class* Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Louisiana (SSBN-743).	U.S Navy photo # DN-SD-07-09863 by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Deborah Quon, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. Photo added 09/12/07.
252k	Torpedo room onboard the Louisiana (SSBN-743).	U.S Navy photo courtesy of Webshots by Rocky3168 & submitted by Bill Gonyo. Photo added 09/12/07.

There is no DANFS History currently available for USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) 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
FAS - SSBN-726 Ohio Class FBM Submarines

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