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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

So long, Los Angeles


In April 1974, the first of what would become the world's largest class of nuclear-powered submarines slid into the James River.

The Newport News-built SSN-688 was the first of 62 Los Angeles-class subs built between 1972 and 1996 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. and Electric Boat.

Last Friday, after 34 years of service, the sub underwent its final decommissioning at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington.

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