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Columbus (SSN-762)


Los Angeles Class (Improved) Attack Submarine: Laid down, 9 January 1991, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Groton, CT.; Launched, 1 August 1992; Commissioned, USS Columbus (SSN-762), 24 July 1993. Columbus is assigned to the US Pacific Fleet and is homeported at Pearl Harbor, HI.

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].
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Columbus20kCommemorative postal cover marking the commissioning of the Columbus (SSN-762) at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Groton, CT., 24 July 1993.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Columbus383k Port bow view of the Columbus (SSN-762) underway at sea on 1 Jan 1997.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SD-04-09770, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Columbus366kThe attack submarine Columbus (SSN-762), home ported at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, conducts an emergency surface training exercise, 35 miles off the coast of Oahu, HI. 4 June 1998.
US Navy photo # N-7726D-002 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class David C. Duncan, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Columbus42kColumbus (SSN-762), and the ROK submarine Lee Jong Moo (SS-66) (foreground) sail off the coast of Hawaii as a P-3C Orion patrols overhead during Exercise RIMPAC '98, 19 July 1998.
US Navy photo # N-2619S-002, by PH2 August Sigur USN. Courtesy of the US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Pasadena56kAboard the attack submarine Pasadena (SSN-752) in the Pacific Ocean, 19 July 1998, a Petty Officer conducts a periscope sweep to ensures that no "contacts" exist that would interfere with surfacing. Pasadena is currently participating in the joint exercise RIMPAC '98.
USN photo # N-2619S-007 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class August Sigur, courtesy of the US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Pasadena23k On the sail of the Los Angeles class attack submarine Pasadena (SSN-752), foreground, Commanding Officer, CDR Scott Van Buskirk (left) and weapons Officer LT Kevin Kinslow (right) observe a P-3C Orion aircraft perform a fly-by over another Los Angeles class submarine Columbus (SSN-762), distant left, and the Republic of Korea submarine Lee Jong Moo (SS-66), distant right, during exercise RIMPAC '98 on 19 July 1998.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-97-00688, by PH2 August Sigur,from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Exercise RIMPAC '98429kA trio of submarines, the Pasadena (SSN-752) (top), Republic of Korea Ship Lee Jong Moo (SS-66) (center) and Columbus (SSN-762), (bottom) patrol the Pacific Ocean during Exercise RIMPAC '98, 19 July 1998.
US Navy photo N-5961C-001 by Photographer's Mate JO1 Spike Call, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Exercise RIMPAC '98233k Flying 200 feet over the ocean during exercise RIMPAC '98, LT Daryl Lierman looks at a trio of submarines: the Pasadena (SSN-752) (top), Republic of Korea Ship Lee Jong Moo (SS-66) (center) and Columbus (SSN-762), (bottom) patrol the Pacific Ocean during Exercise RIMPAC '98, 19 July 1998 near Hawaii.
US Navy photo # N-5961C=002 by Photographer's Mate JO1 Spike Call, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Columbus123kThe Columbus (SSN-762), homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, returns from a successful Western Pacific Deployment (WESTPAC) on 9 Apr. 1999.
US Navy photo # N-0000X-001, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Columbus126k Family members watch and wave as Columbus (SSN-762) pulls away from the pier at Naval Station Pearl Harbor 28 Oct. 2003 on its way to the Western Pacific. Columbus is on a regularly scheduled deployment.
US Navy photo by JOC(SW/AW) David Rush, courtesy of the Hawaiian News Online.
Columbus283k One of P&R Water Taxi's three new Pearl Harbor Tug Boats, the ASD Daniel K. Akaka, helps the Los Angeles-class attack submarine Columbus (SSN-762) back to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 28 Apr. 2004, following a deployment to the Western Pacific of more than six-months. The guided missile cruiser Princeton (CG-59) is in the background.
US Navy photo by Photographer's Mate JO3 Corwin Colbert, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Columbus160kThe fast attack submarine Columbus (SSN-762) returns to Naval Station Pearl Harbor on 22 Dec. 2006 just in time for the holidays. Columbus, homeported in Pearl Harbor, completed a two-year overhaul at Submarine Base Bangor, Wash.
US Navy photo # N-9486C-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cynthia Clark, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 01/15/07.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Columbus (SSN-762) 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
USS Columbus (SSN-762) COMSUBPAC Official web site
SSN-688 Los Angeles-class
Virtual Tour of USS Springfield (SSN 761) from PBS's Nova web site

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