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Tucson (SSN-770)


Los Angeles Class (Improved) Attack Submarine: Laid down, 15 August 1991, at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA.; Launched, 19 March 1994; Commissioned, USS Tucson (SSN-770), 9 September 1995; Tucson 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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Tucson120kSpectators and the notables at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. on 19 March 1994 at the Tucson's (SSN-770) launching.
Photo by Mike Dillar & Jim Hemeon, courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.
Tucson83k The Tucson's (SSN-770) Sponsor, Ms. Diane C. Kent, wife of The Honorable Gerald A. Cann, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, launches her bottle of champagne at the Tucson during her launching on 19 March 1994.
Photo by Mike Dillar & Jim Hemeon, courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.
Tucson54kTucson (SSN-770) on sea trials off the coast of Newport News, VA, May 6, 1995.
Photo by Chris Oxley, courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat.
Tucson38k A departing SEAL team in the Persian Gulf during Tucson's (SSN-770) first deployment, April 1998.
US Navy photo courtesy of Federation of American Scientists web site / ET1(SS) Robert Schumacher Plankowner USS TUCSON (SSN-770).
Tucson196k The attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, Apr. 9,1998.
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-001 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson128k Sailors aboard the attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) get some fresh air on the surface.
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-004 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson148k Sailors aboard the attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) get some fresh air on the surface.
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-004 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson214k Machinist Mate Fireman Brian Zitt checks a torpedo tube door aboard the Tucson (SSN-770) while the boat deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, May 19, 1998.
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-001 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson329k Electronic Technician 3rd Class Christopher Bruce "drives" the Tucson (SSN-770).
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-002 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson282k Machinist Mate 2nd Class Richard Powell checks torpedo alignment during a weapons exercise aboard the Tucson (SSN-770).
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-005 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson264k Electronics Technician Seaman Dennis Standish (left) and Lt. jg Jeremy Shook search for surface ships with periscopes aboard Tucson (SSN-770).
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-011 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson321k Commanding Officer Lt. Cdr. Miller (left) joins his lookout crew on the bridge aboard the Tucson (SSN-770).
U.S. Navy Photo N-3149V-020 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson91kTucson (SSN-770) entering Apra harbor, Guam, May, 1999.
Photo by PH1 David J. Weideman USN, US Navy photo N-2147W-028, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson480k Reuben James (FFG-57) top and Tucson (SSN-770) break formation during a photo-x during "TEAMWORK SOUTH '99" while off the coast of Chile on June 30, 1999.
U.S. Navy photo N-5862D-004, by PH2 Gabriel Wilson, courtesy of cpf.navy.mil., submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Tucson491k Off the coast of Hawaii on June 20, 2000, the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group steams alongside one another for a Battle Group Photo during RIMPAC 2000. Ships involved are Tucson (SSN-770) & Cheyenne (SSN-773), Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), Shiloh (CG-67), Bunker Hill (CG-52), Fletcher (DD-992), Paul Hamilton (DDG-60), Cromlin (FFG-37) and Camden (AOE-2).
U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Gabriel Wilson, courtesy of cpf.navy.mil., submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Tucson78kTucson (SSN-770) sailors stand watch on the sail of the fast attack submarine as the ship navigates on the surface in the Arabian Gulf, 12 November 2000. Photo by PH1 David J. Weideman USN, US Navy photo N-2147W-028, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson305k Tucson (SSN-770) underway in support of "Exercise Arabian Shark 2000." Tuscon is operating in the north Arabian Gulf in support of U.N. resolutions, 12 November 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo N-2147W-017 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David J. Weideman, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson222k Dennis Murphy (center), Commanding Officer of submarine Tucson (SSN-770) and his crew give a tour of their boat to The Honorable Masataka Suzuki, former State Secretary for Defense, Japan Defense Agency (seated, center) and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Admiral Kosei Fujita (far right) as they cruise through the waters of Japan during a recent deployment out of Command Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, December 14, 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo N-1485H-014 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson305k The crew of the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) stand bridge watch as the sub pulls into Tokyo Bay, Japan, December 15, 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo N-1485H-010 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson224k Senior Chief Fire Controlman Robert Kumnick of Meridian, CT and Fireman Joseph Bougie of Tucson, AZ rig a ladder on the forward weapons hatch aboard the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) as the sub pulls into Tokyo Bay, Japan, December 15, 2000.
U.S. Navy Photo N-1485H-003 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson181k Sonar Technician 2nd Class Charles Heyman of Wellington, OH opens the cleats aboard the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) as the sub pulls into Tokyo Bay, Japan.
U.S. Navy Photo N-1485H-004 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson175k Seaman Michael Bass of Coral Springs, FL opens the capstan aboard the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) as the sub pulls into Tokyo Bay, Japan.
U.S. Navy Photo N-1485H-006 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson273kThe crew of the fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) sit down for chow on the mess decks.
U.S. Navy Photo N-1485H-013 by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson333k The fast attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770) transits past the mouth of Apra Harbor, Guam, May 21, 2002. Tucson has retractable bow planes to give the vessel increased maneuverability. Its stealth design, endurance, and mobility allow Tucson the ability to operate in oceans worldwide. Tucson is homeported in Pearl Harbor, HI.
US Navy photo N-9885M-002, by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Alan D. Monyelle, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Tucson91k Commanding Officer Cmdr. James Pitts, center, Tucson (SSN-770), and members of this navigation detail man the boat's sail as they depart Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 20, 2004. Tucson, the 59th of 62 Los Angeles-class nuclear powered attack submarines is deploying to the Western Pacific.
Photo by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, US Navy photo N-5539C-001 courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson129k Tucson (SSN-770) returned from a six-month Western Pacific deployment on Nov. 19, 2004.
Photo by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, US Navy photo courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.
Tucson383k Machinist Mate 2nd Class Travis Massie, left, assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine Tucson (SSN-770), received his submarine warfare pin in 30 days, a record aboard the boat. Petty Officer Massie received his "Dolphins" while underway during a ceremony on March 10, 2005. Typically it takes about nine months for most Sailors to receive their pin. Massie attributed his rapid qualification to working aboard 637-class training submarines in Charleston, S.C., before reporting aboard Tucson.
U.S. Navy Photo N-5539C-001 by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, courtesy of US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery web site.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Tucson (SSN-770) 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
Tucson (SSN-770) COMSUBPAC Official Navy Web Site
Tucson (SSN-770) an Official Navy Web Site
Subnet, Tucson (SSN 770)
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SSN-688 Los Angeles-class
Virtual Tour of Springfield (SSN 761) from PBS's Nova web site

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