About USS Scranton (SSN 756 )

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) is the second U.S. Navy ship to be named for Scranton, Pennsylvania. She was laid down on Aug. 29, 1986, launched on July 3, 1989, and was commissioned January 26, 1991.

Scranton is assigned to Submarine Squadron 11 and is homeported at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego.

General Characteristics, Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarines
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co.; General Dynamics Electric Boat Division
Date Deployed: Nov. 13, 1976 (USS Los Angeles) Propulsion: One nuclear reactor, one shaft
Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters
Beam: 33 feet (10.06 meters)
Displacement: Approximately 6,900 tons (7011 metric tons) submerged
Speed: 25+ knots (28+ miles per hour, 46.3 +kph)
Crew: 16 Officers; 127
Enlisted Armament: Tomahawk missiles, VLS tubes (SSN 719 and later), MK48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes