USS Hampton (SSN 767)

USS HAMPTON is the 17^th improved submarine in the LOS ANGELES class and the 25^th ship of that class built by Newport News Shipbuilding.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: February 6, 1987
	Keel laid: March 2, 1990
	Launched: April 3, 1992
	Commissioned: November 16, 1993
	Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
	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. 6,300 tons Submerged: approx. 7,100 tons
	Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots Submerged: approx. 32 knots
	Armament: Tomahawk missiles from 12 VLS-tubes, four 533 mm torpedo Tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon missiles, ability to lay mines
	Cost: approx. $900 million
	Homeport: Norfolk, Va.
	Crew: 13 Officers, 116 Enlisted

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS HAMPTON. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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About the Submarine’s Name:

Hampton is named in honor of the cities in Virginia, South Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire, and is the fourth ship to carry this name. The first was a tug. The second was a subchaser (PCS 1368) named after the town in South Carolina. The third was an amphibious transport (APA 115), named after the county in South Carolina. All three ships served in World War II.

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