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Miami (SSN-755)

Radio Call Sign: November - Mike - Mike - India

Los Angeles Class (Improved) Attack Submarine: Laid down, 24 October 1986, at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT.; Launched, 12 November 1988; Commissioned, USS Miami (SSN-755), 30 June 1990. Miami is assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet and is homeported at Portsmouth, NH.

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, Harpoon and Tomahawk ASM/LAM missiles from 12 VLS tubes, 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. Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase I [on 688 Improved].

Size	Image Description	Contributed By/ Source
80k	The crew of the nuclear-powered submarine Miami (SSN-755) stands in formation during a dress white inspection prior to the vessel's commissioning ceremony on 30 Jun 1990.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SN-91-03625, by JO2 Terry Hurst, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
111k	A flag officer speaks during the ship's commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Miami (SSN-755) on 30 Jun 1990.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-90-11882, by PHAN Chad Vann, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
87k	Acrylic on canvas by the artist William RaVell III entitled " Miami (SSN-755)," & presented to U. S. Navy at time of commissioning and now hangs in the boat's wardroom.	Photo & text courtesy of subart.net.
264k	A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Miami (SSN-755) moored at a pier on 24 Jul 1993.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-93-05991, by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
324k	A bow on view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Miami (SSN-755) high and dry in the auxiliary medium repair dock Shippingport (ARDM-4) undergoing a routine hull inspection at Naval Sub Base at Groton, CT. on 16 Mar 1994.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-95-01380, by PH1 Peter J. Roers, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
104k	Petty Officer First Class Jon Lipsomb (SGSI) works on electrical circuitry on board the nuclear-powered attack submarine Miami (SSN-755) on 16 Mar 1994.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-95-01394, by PH1 Peter J. Roers, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
80k	Fire Control Technician First Class (FT1) Donald Barlow is shown banding cables in the vertical launch missile tubes of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Miami (SSN-755). The *Miami* is resting in the auxiliary medium repair dock Shippingport (ARDM-4) at the New London Submarine Base undergoing a routine overhaul.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-95-01389, by PH1 Peter J. Roers, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
33k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Miami (SSN-755) participating in Operation Desert Fox. Historical Naval mail postmarked aboard *Simon Lake* on 15 Jan 1999.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
22k	Commemorative post mark, photo & seal of the Miami (SSN-755) at Groton, CT., 2000.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
373k	The *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Miami (SSN-755), homeported in Groton, Conn., prepares to moor at Port Everglades, Fla., 26 Apr 2004 for Fleet Week 2004. Fleet Week is a weeklong salute to the U.S. military, which includes a four-day visit by U.S. Navy ships capped off by a two-day air show.	US Navy photo # N-4518L-003 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Kevin K. Langford, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
257k	The crew assigned to the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) "man the rails" as they prepare to moor at Port Everglades, Fla., for Fleet Week 2004. Shown also are the *Oliver Hazard Perry-class* guided missile frigate Simpson (FFG-56), center left, the *Arleigh Burke-class* guided missile destroyer Mitscher (DDG-57), center right, and the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Miami (SSN-755), lower right.	US Navy photo # N-2038L-001 by Journalist 2nd Class William Lovelady, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
301k	The *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Miami (SSN-755), homeported in Groton, Conn., sits moored to a pier as Sailors prepare to participate in Fleet Week. The Fleet Week celebration is an annual tradition thanking our nation's sea-going personnel for their dedicated service to our country.	US Navy photo # N-4518L-002 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Kevin K. Langford, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
22k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the commissioning of the Miami (SSN-755) at Groton, CT., 30 June 2005.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
906k	The tugs *Paul A. & John P. Wronowski* maneuver the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Miami (SSN-755), into her homeport at Submarine Base New London, 8 Dec. 2005. *Miami* is completing a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.	US Navy photo # N-0653J-002 by Lt. Mark Jones, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
236k	The nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine Miami (SSN-755) surfaces in the North Arabian Sea 11 Nov. 2007 during an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the Enterprise (CVN-65) *Carrier Strike Group. The three-day, multi-unit exercise is aimed at enhancing the strike group's ASW capabilities. Miami* is underway on a scheduled deployment as part of the *Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)*.	US Navy photo # N-7090S-016 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kiona M. Mckissack, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
284k	The nuclear-powered attack submarine Miami (SSN-755) steams through the Arabian Sea 13 Nov. 2007 accompanied by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65), Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), and the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg (CG-64).	US Navy photo # N-8132M-014 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kiona M. Mckissack, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
142k	Cmdr. Richard Bryant, right gives thanks to his family after receiving the Black Engineer of the Year award for Career Achievement in Government presented to him by Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, left, during the 2008 Black Engineer of the Year Awards gala in Baltimore on 16 Feb. 2008. Bryant is the commanding officer of the fast attack submarine Miami (SSN-755). The Black Engineer of the Year awards are held to honor innovators who demonstrate excellence in science, engineering or technology, leadership community and workplace leadership, outstanding work as role models and mentors and commitment to recruiting and retaining minorities in the nation's science and technology enterprises.	US Navy photo # N-8273J-229 by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Tiffini M. Jones, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 04/24/08.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Maimi (SSN-755) 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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