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USS Charlotte SSN-766 
          (1967-United States) from Wikipedia
 
USS Charlotte (SSN-766), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlotte, North Carolina. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 17 August 1990. She was launched on 3 October 1992 sponsored by Mrs. Mary McComack, and commissioned on 16 September 1994, with Commander Michael Matthews in command. The current commanding officer is Commander Richard Young.

History



Charlotte at the north pole
On 29 November 2005, Charlotte arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, having taken the northern route from Pearl Harbor, under the Arctic ice cap. Along the way, she surfaced at the North Pole through 61 inches of ice, a record for a Los Angeles-class submarine.

On 24 October 2007, Charlotte returned to Pearl Harbor from Norfolk Naval Shipyard after nearly two years in a Depot Modernization Period.

Charlotte in Fiction

In Tom Clancy's book Debt of Honor, USS Charlotte is sunk by the Japanese sub Harushio along with her sister ship USS Asheville.

USS Charlotte also makes an appearance in Dan Brown's novel Deception Point, where it plays an important role making covert missions in the Arctic Circle.

 


 
Name:  USS Charlotte
Ordered: 6 February 1987
Builder: Newport News
Laid down: 17 August 1990
Launched: 3 October 1992
Commissioned:  16 September 1994
Speed:
 
 
20 knots plus surfaced
30 knots plus submerged
Class & type: Los Angeles submarine
Displacement: 
  surfaced
  submerged
6,000 long tons (6,096 t) 
6,927 long tons (7,038 t)
Length: 361 ft 11in (110.3 m)
Beam: 32 ft 10in (10 m)
Complement:  110

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