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Toledo (SSN-769)

Radio Call Sign: November - Tango - Oscar - Hotel

Los Angeles Class (Improved) Attack Submarine: Laid down, 6 May 1991, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.; Launched, 28 August 1993; Commissioned, USS Toledo (SSN-769), 24 February 1995. Toledo is assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet and is 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, 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
23k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Toledo's (SSN-769) commissioning ceremony, 24 February 1995 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
99k	Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Representing Virginia's Third Congressional District speaking during the Christening ceremony of the Toledo (SSN-769) on 28 August 1993.	Photo by Stu Gilman, courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.
26k	The Toledo's (SSN-769) sponsor, Mrs. William D. Smith, gives the boat her first taste of Champagne at the boat's Christening ceremony on 28 August 1993.	Photo by Stu Gilman, courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.
272k	Toledo (SSN-769) on sea trials off Newport News, VA., 6 November 1994.	Photo by Chris Oxley, courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat.
311k	A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) underway at high speed during the vessels sea trials off the Virginia Capes on 6 November 1994.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-95-01648 by Chris Oxley, courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
346k	A port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) underway at high speed off the Virginia Capes. The ship is conducting a builder's acceptance trial.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-95-01649 by Chris Oxley, courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
217k	Personnel from the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) stand by to receive supplies on 27 Mar. 2003 from the guided missile destroyer Donald Cook (DDG-75). The submarine was among the first boats to launch Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) in the liberation of Iraq.	U.S. Navy photo # N-6141B-008 by Chief Journalist Alan J. Baribeau, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
362k	Personnel from the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) conducts surface operations alongside the guided missile destroyer Donald Cook (DDG-75) on 27 Mar. 2003.	U.S. Navy photo # N-6141B-001 by Chief Journalist Alan J. Baribeau, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
208k	A Sailor assigned to the *Arleigh Burke-class* destroyer Roosevelt (DDG-80) tosses a forward line to Sailors aboard the fast-attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) during a small boat transfer evolution using a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), 13 Mar. 2004. *Roosevelt* is part of the John F. Kennedy (CV-67) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and is currently taking part in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), which is an intermediate level training exercise, designed to forge ships in the *Kennedy CSG* into a cohesive fighting team.	U.S. Navy photo # N-4374S-006 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
268k	Signalman 2nd Class David Juarez, Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmer assigned to the guided missile destroyer Roosevelt (DDG-80), travels en route to the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) to conduct a small boat transfer evolution using a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).	U.S. Navy photo # N-4374S-004 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
232k	Toledo (SSN-769) surfaces to transfer personnel to a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the guided missile destroyer Roosevelt (DDG-80).	U.S. Navy photo # N-4374S-002 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
212k	Signalman 2nd Class David Juarez, Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmer assigned to the guided missile destroyer Roosevelt (DDG-80), travels en route to the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) to conduct a small boat transfer evolution using a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).	U.S. Navy photo # N-4374S-001 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
200k	Crew members assigned to the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) stand watch looking for contacts after leaving port in the Kingdom of Bahrain on 31 August 2004. The crew used the port visit as a working port to perform a mid-deployment upkeep. *Toledo* is part of John F. Kennedy (CV-67) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and is on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).	U.S. Navy photo # N-1348L-042 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
2198k	A Bahraini harbor pilot is escorted onto his boat after assisting the crew of the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) through the shallow waters of Mina Sulman port after a 10-day port visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Harbor pilots are used by U.S. Naval vessels to aid in navigating in and out of unfamiliar bodies of water. The crew used the port visit as a working port to perform a mid-deployment upkeep.	U.S. Navy photo # N-1348L-030 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
258k	Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Seth Buehnerkemper stands watch looking for contacts from the bridge of the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) as the Officer of the Deck (OOD), Lt.j.g. Daniel Cavanagh, uses a handheld global positioning system (GPS) in addition to the submarine's portable commercial radar display, shortly after getting underway from a 10-day port visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain on 31 August 2004.	U.S. Navy photo # N-1348L-046 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
260k	Officer of the Deck (OOD), Lt.j.g. Daniel Cavanagh and Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Seth Buehnerkemper stand watch looking for contacts from the bridge of the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769), as Electronics' Technician 3rd Class Alejandro Ramos removes a portable commercial radar display in preparation for a dive after getting underway from the Kingdom of Bahrain. The crew used the port visit as a working port to perform a mid-deployment upkeep.	U.S. Navy photo # N-1348L-048 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
222k	Sonar Technicians aboard the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) monitor the acoustic rapid cots insertion (ARCI) screens during an underway watch in the Arabian Gulf, 1 Sept. 2004. Underway sonar is the "eyes and ears" of the submarine and is responsible for tracking all surface ships and submarines, developing ranges and building contact solutions. Sonar also continuously monitors and tracks changes in the ocean's environment such as biologic activity, ambient noise levels and shipping levels.	U.S. Navy photo # N-1348L-002 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
271k	Machinist's Mate Fireman Ricky Andes sits the helm station as he steers the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) through the shallow waters of the Arabian Gulf, as the Diving Officer of the Watch, Senior Chief Torpedoman Eric Mathley and the planesman, Electronics' Technician 3rd Class Michael Wheeler look on. The helmsman controls the bow planes and rudder and the planesman controls the submarine's angle.	U.S. Navy photo # N-1348L-005 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
242k	Electronics' Technician 2nd Class Robert Denbigh, left, wears an anti-contamination suit as Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Daniel Roberts and Weapons Officer Lt. Chris Hover, prepare one of the boat's restroom facilities as a decontamination station during a nuclear spill drill aboard the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) on 1 Sept. 2004.	U.S. Navy photo # N-1348L-070 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
127k	Phoenix International personnel getting ready to inspect the underside of the Toledo (SSN-769) while the boat was anchored recently in Norfolk, VA.	Courtesy of phnx-international.com, submitted by Bill Gonyo.
430k	A SEAL delivery vehicle team (SDV) performs a fast-roping exercise from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to the topside ofLos Angeles-class attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769), 17 Jan. 2005. SDV teams use "wet" submersible vehicles to conduct 100 percent long-range submerged missions, or to secretly deliver SEALs and other agents onto enemy territory from a submarine or other vessel at sea.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3541A-002 by Journalist 3rd Class Davis J. Anderson, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
323k	A SEAL delivery vehicle team (SDV) return to the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769), 17 Jan. 2005 after conducting training drills with Sailors assigned the boat.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3541A-006 by Journalist 3rd Class Davis J. Anderson, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
472k	A SEAL delivery vehicle team (SDV) conducts training with Sailors assigned to the Toledo (SSN-769) after conducting training drills, while the guided missile destroyer Cole (DDG-67) steams along in the distance.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3541A-005 by Journalist 3rd Class Davis J. Anderson, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
13k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Toledo's (SSN-769) 10th anniversary on 24 Feb. 2005.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
192k	The Toledo (SSN-769) sits pierside at Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard. The submarine arrived Dec. 1 2006 for maintenance and modernization work.	Photo by John Whalen, courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. Photo added 12/27/06.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Toledo (SSN-769) 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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