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General Characteristics Crew List Memorabilia Notes of Interest Patch Gallery About the Name "Albuquerque" Image Gallery to end of page
USS ALBUQUERQUE is the 19th attack submarine in the LOS ANGELES class.
Since commissioning, USS ALBUQUERQUE has completed several deployments in both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea and has been awarded two Meritorious Unit Commendations.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: October 31, 1973 |
| Keel laid: December 27, 1979 | |
| Launched: March 13, 1982 | |
| Commissioned: May 21, 1983 | |
| Builder: Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Conn. | |
| Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor | |
| Propellers: one | |
| Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters) | |
| Beam: 33 feet (10 meters) | |
| Draft: 32,15 feet (9.8 meters) | |
| Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,000 tons Submerged: approx. 6,900 tons | |
| Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots Submerged: approx. 32 knots | |
| Armament: four 533 mm torpedo Tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon missiles | |
| Cost: approx. $900 million | |
| Homeport: Groton, Conn. | |
| Crew: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS ALBUQUERQUE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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Notes of Interest:
At the ship's commissioning on May 21, 1983, the Mayor of the City of Albuquerque presented a set of keys for a new Rolls Royce to the Commanding Officer. The first skipper to pilot the submarine up the Rio Grande to Albuquerque for a port visit will win this prize. At each Change of Command these keys are turned over to the new Commanding Officer by the Mayor or his representative.
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About the Submarine’s Name, about the City of Albuquerque:
Albuquerque, the ship's namesake city, was founded in 1706 by Spanish explorers and named for the Duke of Albuquerque. Located in rich farmland in the Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque lies at an elevation of nearly 5,000 feet and is surrounded by the Sandia mountains.
Today, Albuquerque is a commercial, military research, and finance center which boasts a population of nearly 400,000. In addition to high-technology industries such as Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base weapons research center, Albuquerque hosts over 700 firms which produce a wide variety of goods from processed foods to electrical machinery. The city also offers outstanding recreational areas for skiing, hiking and camping.
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