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USS Alexandria (SSN-757)
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| Career |  |
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| Awarded: | 26 November 1984 |
| Laid down: | 19 June 1987 |
| Launched: | 23 June 1990 |
| Commissioned: | 29 June 1991 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Homeport: | Groton, CT |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6000 tons light, 6927 tons full, 927 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 m (362 ft) |
| Beam: | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.4 m (31 ft) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto: | Twice as Strong |
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USS Alexandria (SSN-757), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for either Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria, Louisiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 26 November 1984 and her keel was laid down on 19 June 1987. She was launched on 23 June 1990 sponsored by Mrs. Glenwood Clark, Jr., and commissioned on 29 June 1991, with Commander Paul Normand in command.
Alexandria, together with the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG-63), the frigate USS Gary (FFG-51), and P-3C Orion maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, participated in Exercise Malabar 2004, a training exercise with the Indian Navy off the southwest coast of India that ended 11 October 2004.
Some scenes for the upcoming 2007 MGM movie Stargate: Continuum involve the USS Alexandria (SSN-757), although it is not clear yet whether the submarine will play as the USS Alexandria.
In March 2007, the Alexandria was participating in the Joint U.S. Navy/Royal Navy Ice Exercise 2007 (ICEX-2007) in the Arctic Ocean with Trafalgar class submarine HMS Tireless (S88). The 2 submarines were taking part in joint testing on submarine operability and tactical development in Arctic waters. On March 21st HMS Tireless experienced an explosion of a self contained oxygen generation candle that killed two crew members and injured one but the submarine suffered only superficial damage. [1]
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.
- Stargate: Continuum to Film Scenes in the Arctic. comingsoon.net (March 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- Navy news website story http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=28464