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USS Jefferson City (SSN-759)
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| Career |  |
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| Awarded: | 26 November 1984 |
| Laid down: | 21 September 1987 |
| Launched: | 17 August 1990 |
| Commissioned: | 29 February 1992 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Homeport: | San Diego, CA |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6000 tons light, 6927 tons full, 927 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.4 meters (31 feet) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto: | When Any Exigence Calls |
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USS Jefferson City (SSN-759), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jefferson City, Missouri. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 26 November 1984 and her keel was laid down on 21 September 1987. She was launched on 17 August 1990 sponsored by Mrs. Susan A. Skelton, and commissioned on 29 February 1992, with Commander Russell Harris in command.
Homeport is the Point Loma Sub Base in San Diego, CA.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.